The present crisis began unravelling quickly ever since reports emerged, on Saturday, that the SOG will summon Gehlot and Pilot for recording their statements as part of the probe into allegations of horse-trading against the BJP during the RS polls. It may be recalled that on June 10, nine days before polling for Rajasthan’s two Rajya Sabha seats, Gehlot had directed all Congress MLAs and a dozen independent legislators supporting his government to move to a private resort in Jaipur. The decision to shift the MLAs, described by Pilot then as being “unnecessary”, was taken after Congress chief whip in the Rajasthan Assembly informed the Director General of Rajasthan’s Anti-Corruption Bureau of an attempt by the BJP to destabilize the Gehlot government by offering large sums of money to Congress and independent MLAs. Later, Gehlot decided to order a parallel investigation by the SOG, even though both Congress candidates for the RS polls – K.C. Venugopal and Neeraj Dangi – emerged victorious.