By means of PTI
PALAKKAD: Congress chief Shashi Tharoor on Monday claimed he has the strengthen of celebration staff from around the nation for his bid to combat the AICC president polls.
Amid uncertainty over Rajasthan Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot’s candidature for the highest celebration submit, Tharoor additionally met Rahul Gandhi at the sidelines of Bharat Jodo Yatra at Pattambi on this north Kerala district.
Tharoor stated it used to be a courtesy name as Gandhi used to be in his house district. “You are going to see the strengthen I revel in once I put up my nomination paper. I can be within the fray if I am getting strengthen from celebration staff from the vast majority of the states. Such a lot of other folks from other portions of the rustic have asked me to be within the fray,” Tharoor advised newshounds reacting to a question on his candidature for the Congress president’s submit.
Tharoor stated he used to be fascinated with preventing the ballot however the image will likely be clearer simplest after September 30, the final date for filing nomination papers.
The Thiruvananthapuram MP, who has were given the nomination shape for the ballot gathered from the Congress headquarters final Saturday, stated a candidate must combat the polls with self belief. “I’ve were given the shape. I’m assembly other folks and chatting with them”, he stated.
Requested whether or not he has the strengthen of the Nehru-Gandhi circle of relatives in preventing the polls, the Congress chief stated he had mentioned the topic with Sonia Gandhi, Rahul and Priyanka and “and all 3 have immediately advised me that they do not have any problems”.
He additionally claimed the strengthen of celebration staff in Kerala in his bid to combat the polls. Tharoor had met Sonia Gandhi final Monday and expressed his aim to contest the ballot. The Congress president conveyed she would keep “impartial” within the elections, in line with resources.
Sonia Gandhi had welcomed the speculation of extra other folks contesting the ballot and dispelled the perception that there can be an “legit candidate”.
In keeping with a notification issued via the celebration on Thursday, the method for submitting nominations for the election will likely be held from September 24 to 30.
The date for a scrutiny of the nomination papers is October 1, whilst the final date for withdrawal of nominations is October 8.
The overall record of applicants will likely be printed at 5 pm on October 8. The polling, if wanted, will likely be hung on October 17.
The counting of votes will likely be taken up on October 19 and the consequences will likely be declared the similar day. Greater than 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates will vote within the ballot. The Congress final noticed a competition for the celebration president’s submit in November 2000.
Jitendra Prasada had misplaced to Sonia Gandhi in 2000 and previous to that, Sitaram Kesri had defeated Sharad Pawar and Rajesh Pilot in 1997.
PALAKKAD: Congress chief Shashi Tharoor on Monday claimed he has the strengthen of celebration staff from around the nation for his bid to combat the AICC president polls.
Amid uncertainty over Rajasthan Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot’s candidature for the highest celebration submit, Tharoor additionally met Rahul Gandhi at the sidelines of Bharat Jodo Yatra at Pattambi on this north Kerala district.
Tharoor stated it used to be a courtesy name as Gandhi used to be in his house district. “You are going to see the strengthen I revel in once I put up my nomination paper. I can be within the fray if I am getting strengthen from celebration staff from the vast majority of the states. Such a lot of other folks from other portions of the rustic have asked me to be within the fray,” Tharoor advised newshounds reacting to a question on his candidature for the Congress president’s submit.
Tharoor stated he used to be fascinated with preventing the ballot however the image will likely be clearer simplest after September 30, the final date for filing nomination papers.
The Thiruvananthapuram MP, who has were given the nomination shape for the ballot gathered from the Congress headquarters final Saturday, stated a candidate must combat the polls with self belief. “I’ve were given the shape. I’m assembly other folks and chatting with them”, he stated.
Requested whether or not he has the strengthen of the Nehru-Gandhi circle of relatives in preventing the polls, the Congress chief stated he had mentioned the topic with Sonia Gandhi, Rahul and Priyanka and “and all 3 have immediately advised me that they do not have any problems”.
He additionally claimed the strengthen of celebration staff in Kerala in his bid to combat the polls. Tharoor had met Sonia Gandhi final Monday and expressed his aim to contest the ballot. The Congress president conveyed she would keep “impartial” within the elections, in line with resources.
Sonia Gandhi had welcomed the speculation of extra other folks contesting the ballot and dispelled the perception that there can be an “legit candidate”.
In keeping with a notification issued via the celebration on Thursday, the method for submitting nominations for the election will likely be held from September 24 to 30.
The date for a scrutiny of the nomination papers is October 1, whilst the final date for withdrawal of nominations is October 8.
The overall record of applicants will likely be printed at 5 pm on October 8. The polling, if wanted, will likely be hung on October 17.
The counting of votes will likely be taken up on October 19 and the consequences will likely be declared the similar day. Greater than 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates will vote within the ballot. The Congress final noticed a competition for the celebration president’s submit in November 2000.
Jitendra Prasada had misplaced to Sonia Gandhi in 2000 and previous to that, Sitaram Kesri had defeated Sharad Pawar and Rajesh Pilot in 1997.
