Jaipur: Amid political slugfest, Congress leader Sachin Pilot has returned to Rajasthan on Wednesday after staying in New Delhi for five days without meeting Congress high command following a prolonged tussle between him and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. The visit came in the backdrop of his loyalist MLAs making comments on the internal issues of the party. The infighting going on in the state unit of Congress over cabinet expansion and political appointments is yet to be resolved.
Ahead of the cabinet reshuffle in Rajasthan, while Pilot was demanding 5-6 ministerial posts for his loyalist MLAs as a mark of respect, the party has offered him 3 posts in the cabinet. So far no cognizance has been taken by the Congress high command over the matter. According to sources, during Pilot's visit, there were no plans to meet Rahul Gandhi, but a meeting was expected with Rajasthan In-charge Ajay Maken and General Secretary, Organisation KC Venugopal.
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Upon his return, MLAs apprised Pilot over their strategy ahead and he is expected to stay in Jaipur for the next few days. The Sachin Pilot camp has been consistently demanding the party to fulfil its promises which were being made to them last year on the condition of ending their rebellion against the state government. They have also questioned that not even a single meeting of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), formed to resolve this feud, was held in the last one year.