“The assembly session will be called soon and we will prove the mandate in the house,” he told reporters. In his press conference, Gehlot expressed hope that rebel MLAs will come back and vote for the party in the assembly session. In the 200 member Rajasthan assembly, Gehlot camp has 101 legislators and Pilot camp has 22 -- including 19 Congress rebels and three independents. According to the rules, the governor notifies an assembly session 21 days prior to the first sitting but in an emergency situation, a session can be called within 24 hours for a specific agenda. “We can send it (audio tapes) for forensic lab testing to America, if they (BJP) have no trust in the government of Rajasthan,” Gehlot said.

Source: Hindustan Times July 23, 2020 18:06 UTC