Congress president election Nomination: Today is the last day for nomination for the post of Congress President. Shashi Tharoor and Digvijay Singh have currently come out as candidates for this post. Today being the last day, all other potential candidates will fill the forms. It is noteworthy that on October 17, the voting for the post of Congress President will be held and the results will be declared on October 19.
Ashok Gehlot out of Congress president election race
According to reports prior to Tharoor and Digvijay, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot was considered to be at the chief contender of the post of Congress president but Gehlot has dropped from the eyes of the party’s high command due to Rajasthan Party crisis. After meeting Sonia, he has distanced himself from the race.
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot says he will not contest the Congress president elections#RajasthanCongressCrisis pic.twitter.com/CeN606h5El
— ANI (@ANI) September 29, 2022
So far Digvijay Singh and Shashi Tharoor are seen in the fray, but after a meeting of G-23 leaders like Anand Sharma, Manish Tewari, Prithviraj Chavan and Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday night, the entry of a third candidate for Congress president election cannot be ruled out.
According to reports, senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge is also going to enter the Congress president election. It is being said that he too can contest for the post of National President of Congress. He has also met Sonia Gandhi last night. Two-time Lok Sabha and one-time Rajya Sabha MP and eight-time MLA Mallikarjun Kharge, however, has not yet taken a final decision on contesting for the post. Kharge has lost the Lok Sabha elections only in 2019. Kharge has also been the former State Congress President and Union Minister of Karnataka.
Although it is still difficult to say anything, but any person can submit his nomination today from 11 am to 3 pm. The situation will be cleared by 4:30 pm today.
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