Rajasthan assembly session soon, have majority: Ashok Gehlot

"We will call the assembly session soon. We have a majority. All Congress MLAs are united," Gehlot told reporters.

"Those who have gone to court, those who have strayed, their only point is whether the disqualification notices served to them were justified. It has nothing to do with the anti-defection law," he said.

Meanwhile, in a setback for his camp in Rajasthan, the Supreme Court earlier in the day refused to put a stay on the High Court's upcoming order on the disqualification notices served to 19 rebel Congress MLAs by Assembly Speaker CP Joshi.

The top court has also said the rebel MLAs can't be disqualified till its next hearing, which will happen on Monday, irrespective of the judgement passed by the High Court.

The High Court will on Friday pass its verdict on the pleas filed by the rebel MLAs challenging the Speaker's disqualification notices.

The Congress government in Rajasthan plunged into a political crisis more than a week ago following a rebellion by former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot and his loyalists.

The rebellion has pushed the Congress-led Rajasthan government to the brink of collapse as Pilot claimed he had the support of 30 MLAs who would resign along with him.

After Pilot skipped two consecutive meetings of MLAs chaired by Gehlot, the 42-year old leader was sacked as the Deputy CM and the party's state president.

Gehlot has claimed the support of 109 lawmakers including 107 from his own party and two from a regional outfit.

(Image: Rajasthan Congess Facebook page)