The BJP has demanded a CBI probe into the phone tapping incident in the Rajasthan political crisis.

The BJP has said the phone tapping incident in Rajasthan shows that phones of political leaders were being tapped, and demanded a CBI probe.

The BJP has said the phone tapping incident in Rajasthan shows that phones of political leaders were being tapped, and demanded a CBI probe.On July 16, 2020, three audiotapes of conversations about plotting to topple the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan went viral. Each eight minutes long, the audiotapes allegedly featured Union Water Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, rebel Congress legislator Bhanwarlal Sharma, and a suspected middleman by the name Sanjay Jain. The people in the recordings spoke in Hindi and Rajasthani about the first tranche of money delivered for switching sides to remove the incumbent government. They also talked about the requirement of more legislators for toppling the Rajasthan government. One of them claimed that the government could be overthrown in 10 to 15 days.

The audio clip was sent to reporters by Lokesh Sharma, OSD to the Rajasthan Chief Minister with an unsigned note saying that the person asking about the money was Bhanwarlal Sharma. Bhanwarlal has denied the allegations and has accused the Chief Minister of creating fake audios. Shekhawat has also denied that it was his voice in the recordings, and the Bharatiya Janata Party has called it manufactured. The Congress party accused the BJP of conspiring, and the BJP has demanded a CBI probe into the matter.

Bhanwarlal is suspended from the Congress party's primary leadership. Hindustan Times and The Indian Express have stated that they were unable to verify the recordings' authenticity. On July 17, 2020, the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Rajasthan Police registered two FIRs on Friday on the Congress party's complaint, alleging a conspiracy to dislodge the government. Sanjay Jain has been arrested and remanded to four-day police custody, and the SOG team has sought his voice samples. The Ministry of Home Affairs has sought a report from the Rajasthan Chief Secretary about the matter.