Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday said that the Congress has lost the Rajasthan assembly polls and that it is now eyeing the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
In another significant development, Sachin Pilot was appointed as in charge of the Chhattisgarh Congress while Ramesh Chennithala was appointed as AICC in charge of Maharashtra.
"The issue is that they are suspending the MPs. They are making different headlines...Does the Opposition not have the right to put forward its view? This action is inappropriate." said Congress leader Sachin Pilot
Lokesh Sharma, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the outgoing Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday claimed that the Congress government in the state was monitoring the movements of fellow party leader Sachin Pilot adding that his phone was also being tapped when he was statione
Amid speculation that the Congress suffered in Rajasthan assembly polls due to infighting, Sachin Pilot said on Monday that he would continue to be a Congress soldier and work for the party's betterment.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged victorious in the Rajasthan assembly polls and is set to form government in the 200-member state Assembly, as the party has crossed the majority mark by securing 115 seats.
As the BJP is edging towards majority mark in Rajasthan, Congress leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot is leading against the BJP's Ajit Singh Mehta in the Tonk Assembly constituency as per the Election Commission early trends.
The ruling Congress is eyeing another term while the BJP is seeking to replace the Ashok Gehlot government, banking on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.