Ashok Gehlot will opt for a floor test in the upcoming assembly session despite an announcement by 19 disgruntled Congress MLAs, whose rebellion jeopardized the government’s stability last month, with At least three party leaders told about the development on Wednesday.

Even though the 19 MLAs, including the now sacked Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot, have returned to the Congress, the party feels that the only way to send a message of unity after a sharp month is a floor test. This triggered political uncertainty in the western state.

A Congress leader, requesting anonymity, said, “No doubt, a floor test is the only solution and we can go for it at any opportune time. We will prove our majority on the floor of the House.”

A three-member All India Congress Committee panel constituted to look into the grievances of Pilot and rebel MLAs is likely to submit its report by then.

The Rajasthan crisis seemed to end after a meeting between Pilot and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday.

With the return of Pilot, the Congress alone has 107 MLAs in the 200-member Assembly, with a simple majority of 101.

Another Congress official, who is monitoring the developments in Rajasthan, said that the government can transfer the confidence vote in the assembly at any time.

A third congressman said that a floor test was important to prove a point.

The BJP said that calling on a floor test was an “internal issue” of the Congress.

Political analyst Narayan Bareth said that the Congress does not want to take any risk.

Despite the truss, there are signs of resentment among a section in Congress.

The MLAs who supported Gehlot expressed their anger at the Congress Legislature Party meeting in Jaisalmer over the return of Pilot and his supporters.

A party leader present at the meeting said that a large section of legislators were vocal against Pilot, and questioned how the Congress could withdraw dissidents after threatening the government.