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Rajasthan CM Gehlot wins trust vote, but will have to struggle to win trust

His detractor Sachin Pilot hinted that the patch-up formula hammered out in Delhi in itself a concession that there was some legitimacy to complaints against Gehlot

Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot met for the first time since their public clash that brought the Congress government in Rajasthan on the verge of collapse 	photo: twitter
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The crisis in Rajasthan is over for now but the Gehlot government will have to work hard to restore trust within the party

Aditi Phadnis New Delhi
The Ashok-Gehlot led Congress government in Rajasthan won the trust vote as expected, but amid speeches loaded with double entendres, sarcasm and underlying bitterness.

"When I came to the house and found that my seat had been changed (to near the opposition benches), I wondered why. When I sat there (pointing to the government benches), I felt safe. Now I am next to the opposition. Then I realised that I have been sent to the sarhad (border). That is because only the bravest and strongest warrior is sent to the border," said Sachin Pilot, former deputy chief minister and state

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