New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Senior Congress chief and Chief of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday filed his nomination for the publish of Congress president on the occasion workplace within the nationwide capital.
“I’m going to file my nomination (for Congress president publish)”, Kharge advised media individuals whereas heading in the direction of the occasion workplace.
Earlier, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and Jharkhand chief KN Tripathi filed their nomination for the topmost place.
Forward of submitting his nomination, Tharoor had visited Raj Ghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi right this moment.
In the meantime, Jharkhand Congress chief KN Tripathi additionally filed his nomination for the occasion’s topmost place and mentioned that “the choice of occasion leaders is revered”.
“I belong to a farmer’s household. The nation is seeing that son of a farmer who has expertise of serving with the Indian Air Power, minister in state authorities and elected as deputy chief of Jharkhand Legislative Meeting, can even contest for the publish of AICC President,” Tripathi had mentioned earlier than submitting his nominations right this moment.
Earlier, former Madhya Pradesh CM Digvijaya Singh and Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot had been additionally part of the race which they finally said to have dropped.
The previous Madhya Pradesh chief minister visited Kharge at his residence this morning. “I advised him that I stand by him and may’t even consider contesting towards him, I will likely be his proposer,” Singh advised reporters.
Congress MP Deepender S Hooda additionally mentioned: “I welcome Mallikarjun Kharge’s nomination for Congress president publish and am assured that he’ll get elected. Over time, he has raised the voice of the individuals in Parliament. I’ve signed his nomination papers as a proposer.”
In the meantime, Gehlot had on Thursday mentioned he’s pulling out of the competition after he met with Sonia Gandhi and apologised to her for the ruckus in Rajasthan triggered by his loyalists over a attainable management change within the state after Gehlot was set to file his nomination papers for the Congress chief polls.
Nominations for the publish of Congress president shut at 3 pm right this moment and outcomes will likely be declared on October 19.
With the Gandhis not working for the highest publish this time round, the grand outdated occasion is all set to get a non-Gandhi president after over 25 years. (ANI)
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