In a bigdevelopment right since the rift between the two, Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehloton Thursday came together on a stage for Congress Legislative Party meeting.This is the first time after the political crisis in Rajasthan that SachinPilot has attended a meeting chaired by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

Aspecial session of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly session has been called onFriday (August 14). The legislative party meet has been called on the eve ofthe session.

Presenceof Sachin Pilot in Ashok Gehlot's meet has come as a major boost to theCongress which had pulled all stops to ensure that Rajasthan Governmentsurvives and political situation in the state does not go the Madhya Pradeshway. Congress Government under Kamal Nath had fallen after Jyotiraditya Scindiarebelled against him.

Today'sdevelopment sends a strong political signal that all had begun to be well inthe Congress ranks and the worst may be over for Gehlot government.

WhenSachin Pilot and his supporter MLAs sounded the bugle of rebellion in the monthof June, the momentum appeared to be with the young turk. It appeared thatRajasthan would go Madhya Pradesh's way and it was a matter of time that Gehlotgovernment would fall.

However,as the battle wore on, it became clear that Ashok Gehlot was in no mood toquit. It soon emerged that he had the backing of more MLAs than Pilot and thathe was able to close the ranks quite well. Resort politics ensued, there wereallegations of horse-trading from both, BJP and Congress. But Gehlot alwaysappeared on a higher ground than Sachin Pilot.

Theapparent patch-up between the warring faction comes as a relief to Congress.