India, July 13 -- The war between Rajasthan chief minister (CM) Ashok Gehlot, and deputy CM and state Congress chief, Sachin Pilot, is now out in the open, threatening the survival of the Congress government in the state. When the party won in 2017, Mr Pilot expected to be rewarded and made CM. But Mr Gehlot's hold over the party organisation, and the desire of the party high command not to antagonise the "old guard" saw the CM post being awarded to Mr Gehlot. Since then - over the distribution of power in the government, appointments of bureaucrats, candidate selection in the Lok Sabha polls, and policy issues - both have been at loggerheads. But with a police summon to Mr Pilot for a case to do with destabilisation of the government (Mr Gehlot too has been summoned, but given that he is also home minister, this appears perfunctory); signs of rebellion by Mr Pilot and his loyalists; a public war of the words between the two factions; and speculation that the Mr Pilot is in touch with the Bharatiya Janata Party, the crisis within the Congress in Rajasthan has taken a new turn....