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Sachin Pilot

Documented profile covering 3 controversies, including “2020 rebellion: removal from government, disqualification notices and conspiracy allegations ultimately closed for lack of evidence” and “2023 fast against his own government demanding investigations into Raje cases”.

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Profile No. 0234 · Updated on 12 October 2026

3Documented controversies

6Sources

0Formal charge · all time

0Conviction

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I. Documented controversies

2020–2026

2020 rebellion: removal from government, disqualification notices and conspiracy allegations ultimately closed for lack of evidence

Civil / administrative proceedings

Pilot and 18 other MLAs challenged the Gehlot government in 2020, leading to his dismissal as Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress president and to disqualification notices. At the same time, investigations suggested a possible plot to topple the government and horse-trading.

State of the evidence: rebellion and litigation established; corruption/horse-trading allegations ultimately closed
Legal status — source text: ACB filed a closure report accepted by High Court in 2025, declaring the conspiracy/horse-trading case unsubstantiated; in 2026 High Court also dismissed a remaining challenge over disqualification notices
Attribution: personal responsibility for political dissent; no corruption established in conspiracy strand

Sources · 2

[1]
India TodayCourt accepts closure report in 2020 Rajasthan government toppling plot caseMediaHigh reliability
[2]
Times of IndiaHC junks review plea in MLAs disqualification notice rowMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 30 August 2026

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2023

2023 fast against his own government demanding investigations into Raje cases

No legal proceedings

Sachin Pilot staged a public fast demanding that the Gehlot government investigate corruption allegations dating back to Vasundhara Raje's terms in office. Congress's central leadership had warned that this would be regarded as anti-party activity, turning the action into an open challenge to his own party.

State of the evidence: political action and Congress warning documented
Legal status — source text: no judicial proceedings
Attribution: personal responsibility for publicly challenging his own governing majority

Sources · 2

[1]
India TodaySachin Pilot's fast: Anti-party activity, says Congress, BJP calls it open challenge to high commandMediaHigh reliability
[2]
The Indian ExpressMining, Lalit Modi, missing carpets: the Vasundhara Raje cases Sachin Pilot says have not been probedMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 30 August 2026

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2014–2018

108 ambulances: named in FIR over irregularities, then omitted from CBI charge sheet

Allegations

A 2014 FIR named Sachin Pilot alongside Ashok Gehlot and other officials in a case concerning alleged irregularities in Rajasthan's 108 ambulance service. The CBI took over the investigation.

State of the evidence: FIR and subsequent CBI outcome documented
Legal status — source text: 2018 CBI charge sheet did not include Pilot among those prosecuted
Attribution: initial accusation not confirmed in final prosecution

Sources · 2

[1]
India TodayFIR against Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot in ambulance scamMediaHigh reliability
[2]
The New Indian ExpressRajasthan ambulance scam: CBI court issues warrant against ex-Union minister's son, 2 othersMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 30 August 2026

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