Its battle time for India`s oldest political party, the Indian National Congress. It lost a stalwart leader and the state of Madhya Pradesh last year. Punjab has serious dissidence. And, now Rajasthan state in North India has fresh trouble brewing. Rajasthan dissidence started last year when the young turk Sachin Pilot was appointed Deputy Chief Minister, but wanted the top post after state election victory. Dissidents owing their allegiance to Pilot are now demanding a cabinet expansion as well as other political appointments. The Pilot faction of Rajasthan legislators on 13th June continued to attack Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot government even as Pilot camped in Delhi waiting for an audience with senior party leaders. Pilot was unable to meet Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Delhi as she was out of town. Pilot`s weekend trip to Delhi has triggered speculation on a planned Rajasthan cabinet reshuffle. A formula was being worked out for cabinet expansion to ensure fairness in the entire process. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot can induct nine ministers to the cabinet that can accommodate up to 30 members. A five-time member of the legislative assembly and former Rajasthan speaker Deepender Singh Shekhawat on 13th June said that the panel formed by the All India Congress Committee to resolve the issues raised by Pilot 10 months ago has failed to look into their demands. He sought a swift decision to ameliorate the pain of the agitating MLAs in the interest of the party. Shekhawat`s comments came a day after another Congress MLA, Ved Prakash Solanki alleged that some MLAs complained about their phones being tapped. However, party chief whip Mahesh Joshi dismissed Solanki`s charges as baseless. The charge got legitimacy when an audio clip of an alleged phone conversation between a Union minister and two Congress MLAs was shared by Gehlot`s officer on special duty Lokesh Sharma. According to a senior leader, the party`s national leadership will take up the Rajasthan issue in a day or two after resolving the Punjab crisis.