India, July 31 -- The political storm to hit Rajasthan draws heavily from prototypical themes of a Shakespearean classic as the crisis drives into a cul de sac. Multitude shades of betrayal, appearance and reality, conflict, corruption, deception, order and disorder pervade the snafu, with vaulting ambition being the recurring language device. Only here, it has not yet proven to be a fatal flaw for either of the two protagonists - a go-getter young leader hungry for lion's share of the pie, and a war horse overridden by possession of his position and identity.

Demanding that he be elevated to the post of chief minister, former deputy CM Sachin Pilot has rebelled. CM Ashok Gehlot clutching hard onto his government, meanwhile, is counterin...