In Pics! Check out Sachin Pilot's political journey

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: July 15, 2020 04:34 PM2020-07-15T16:34:52+5:302020-07-15T16:34:52+5:30

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The Congress Party has announced the expulsion of Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Sachin Pilot after he rebelled against the Congress.

In addition, three of his supporters have been removed from the Gehlot cabinet. Sachin Pilot has also been removed from the post of Deputy Chief Minister and State President.

Sachin Pilot at the of 26 was elected from Dausa constituency, in 2004 Lok Sabha elections, becoming the youngest Member of Parliament (MP) in India. In 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Pilot defeated BJP's Kiran Maheshwari by a huge margin.

Sachin Pilot was born on September 7, 1977, in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh to late Congress leader Rajesh Pilot and Rama Pilot. Rajesh Pilot was the Union Minister of India. Pilot's ancestral village is in Vaidpura, Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

Sachin Pilot had dreamt of joining the Indian Air Force since childhood. However, after realizing that his vision was a bit weak, his dream could not come true, said Sachin Pilot.

Sachin was so passionate about flying that he took a private license without telling hia father.However, Sachin Pilot entered politics after the accidental death of his father.

In the 2013 Assembly elections, the Congress had won only 21 seats. However, in 2018, the party won 99 seats.

In 2018 Legislative Assembly elections, Sachin Pilot defeated Yunus Khan and won the Tonk seat. On July 13, 2020, he was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan under Ashok Gehlot's government.

In 2014, he became the President of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee.

Sachin Pilot is known to be one of the closest people to Congress President Rahul Gandhi. He is seen as a leader who makes his point very clearly.

The Congress has taken stern action against Sachin Pilot and his supporting MLAs for rebelling against the government. Sachin Pilot has been removed from the post of Deputy Chief Minister and also from the post of State President. His ministers have been removed from state cabinet.

The Congress Party stated that the Deputy CM was ensnared by the BJP to bring down the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan.

The Congress now has a support of 100 MLAs, the half-way mark in the 200-member assembly.

Sachin Pilot claimed that he has the support of 30 MLAs to bring down the Congress Government in the state