Rajasthan Congress on Tuesday took disciplinary action against Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot after he failed to turn up at the Congress Legislative Party meeting in Jaipur. In an announcement by Randeep Singh Surjewala, it came out clear that Pilot, along with two other ministers were removed from their post with immediate effect. This comes after talks between senior Congress leaders, including, working President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi failed to convince Pilot come back into the fold.

Following the Congress Legislative Party meet, a press conference was addressed by Randeep Singh Surjewala, wherein he said,"Sachin Pilot, along with some other ministers have teamed up with the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is clearly aimed at toppling the Rajasthan government."

"Several leaders of the Congress party have tried to speak with Sachin Pilot, but to no vain," Surjewala said, adding,"there was no response from Pilot."Govind Singh Dotasra was replaced by Sachin Pilot as Rajasthan PCC Chief, Surjewala said.