New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Senior Congress chief and MP, Shashi Tharoor on Friday filed his nomination for the submit of get together President on the workplace of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) within the nationwide capital.
Forward of submitting his nomination, Tharoor in the present day visited Raj Ghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi.
Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge mentioned he’s additionally throwing his hat into the ring. 
“I’m going to file my nomination (for Congress president submit)”, Kharge informed media individuals as he left for the AICC headquarters in the present day.
In the meantime, Jharkhand Congress chief KN Tripathi additionally filed his nomination for the get together’s topmost place and mentioned that “the choice of get together 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 submit of AICC President,” Tripathi had mentioned earlier than submitting his nominations in the present day.
Earlier, each Digvijaya Singh and Ashok Gehlot said that they’ve dropped out of the race.
The previous Madhya Pradesh chief minister visited Kharge at his residence this morning. “I informed him that I stand by him and may’t even consider contesting in opposition to him, I will likely be his proposer,” Singh informed reporters.
Congress MP Deepender S Hooda additionally mentioned: “I welcome Mallikarjun Kharge’s nomination for Congress president submit and am assured that he’ll get elected. Through the years, he has raised the voice of the folks 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 submit of Congress president shut at 3 pm in the present day and outcomes will likely be declared on October 19.
With the Gandhis not operating for the highest submit this time round, the grand outdated get together is all set to get a non-Gandhi president after over 25 years. (ANI)
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