Jaipur, April 28 -- The long-standing friction within the Rajasthan Congress saw a rare moment of public solidarity or perhaps a calculated display of veteran mentorship, as former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot stepped up to defend his erstwhile rival, Sachin Pilot, against scathing remarks from the BJP.

The verbal volley began when the BJP's Rajasthan in-charge, Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, launched a personal attack on Sachin Pilot. Agarwal labelled the younger leader an "impostor," suggesting that Pilot's loyalty was divided and claiming he keeps "one foot in Congress while the other is somewhere else."

The comments aimed to reignite the narrative of instability that has shadowed the state's opposition party since the 2020 political crisis...