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  • Now not disenchanted, election has galvanised Congress employees: Tharoor on shedding birthday celebration prez polls 

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: Senior Congress chief Shashi Tharoor, who misplaced the birthday celebration’s presidential ballot to Mallikarjun Kharge, stated he talked in regards to the election’s result with Sonia Gandhi on Thursday and she or he mentioned that it was once now not unexpected that “folks would again certainly one of their very own”.

    Within the ballot, successful candidate Kharge was once subsidized by means of a number of senior leaders whilst Tharoor had pitched himself because the candidate of trade, in large part supported by means of lesser-known birthday celebration employees.

    Talking on the release of Congress veteran and previous Union minister Mohsina Kidwai’s biography, Tharoor additionally stated he was once now not disenchanted in regards to the outcome because the ballot had galvanised birthday celebration employees.

    Mohsina Kidwai’s biography has been written by means of her along side senior journalist Rasheed Kidwai.

    Requested if he was once disenchanted and disheartened with the outcome, Tharoor, stated, “No, It’s not that i am disenchanted as a result of I feel it was once very transparent from the earliest moments of the marketing campaign that the established order, minus the uncommon case of a Mohsina Kidwai or a Saifuddin Soz or a couple of different fellow MPs, was once going to rally at the back of him (Kharge) and that inevitably took place and I don’t have any lawsuits about that.”

    ALSO READ | ‘One face for me, some other for media’: Mistry slams Tharoor over ‘ballot irregularities’ price

    “In truth, Sonia Ji and I had been speaking these days in regards to the election and she or he was once pronouncing, it is not unexpected that individuals would form of again certainly one of their very own and I stated ‘completely, I wasn’t shocked,” the MP from Thiruvananthapuram stated.

    After the development, he stated that he had met Sonia Gandhi.

    Tharoor stated he was once gratified by means of the level to which all the election procedure galvanised folks on each side and birthday celebration employees.

    “I’ve now made new relationships with our birthday celebration employees all over the place the rustic that I’d by no means have had a possibility with out this election,” he stated.

    “I think that a lot of them have touched me and I’ve touched them in ways in which I consider would have an enduring price in our respective political innings within the birthday celebration.

    So, I used to be more than happy about all of that and I consider there’s a lot to be learnt within the certain sense from having an workout like this,” the Congress chief stated.

    Tharoor additionally stated he was once somewhat amused to peer the ruling BJP’s spokespeople attacking the Congress for his mistreatment to which he had spoke back that “we will be able to combat our personal inside battles however take a look at maintaining your individual election first ahead of you touch upon ours”.

    On the e-book release, former Jammu and Kashmir leader minister Farooq Abdullah referred to as for Opposition harmony to take at the provide dispensation.

    He advised Tharoor to stay strengthening the Congress and stay status by means of the birthday celebration and its chief.

    Abdullah additionally stated despite the fact that he and his father Sheikh Abdullah had suffered by the hands of the Congress, he believes the birthday celebration can lend a hand save the rustic.

    In his remarks, Mani Shankar Aiyar stated he would were a proposer for Tharoor’s candidature for Congress presidential polls however the Kerala MP informed him his identify was once now not at the citizens’ listing.

    After asking round, Aiyar after all discovered his identify at the listing.

    Aiyar stated Tharoor fought the polls neatly and famous that he made it transparent all the way through the marketing campaign that it was once a pleasant combat and now not a competition in opposition to opponents.

    Aiyar stated Tharoor was once a champion of trade whilst Kharge was once a champion of continuity and if each perspectives meet going ahead, the birthday celebration was once a winner within the polls.

    But even so Kidwai, Tharoor, Abdullah and Aiyar, senior Congress leaders and previous Union ministers Shivraj Patil and Sushilkumar Shinde had been provide on the e-book release.

    NEW DELHI: Senior Congress chief Shashi Tharoor, who misplaced the birthday celebration’s presidential ballot to Mallikarjun Kharge, stated he talked in regards to the election’s result with Sonia Gandhi on Thursday and she or he mentioned that it was once now not unexpected that “folks would again certainly one of their very own”.

    Within the ballot, successful candidate Kharge was once subsidized by means of a number of senior leaders whilst Tharoor had pitched himself because the candidate of trade, in large part supported by means of lesser-known birthday celebration employees.

    Talking on the release of Congress veteran and previous Union minister Mohsina Kidwai’s biography, Tharoor additionally stated he was once now not disenchanted in regards to the outcome because the ballot had galvanised birthday celebration employees.

    Mohsina Kidwai’s biography has been written by means of her along side senior journalist Rasheed Kidwai.

    Requested if he was once disenchanted and disheartened with the outcome, Tharoor, stated, “No, It’s not that i am disenchanted as a result of I feel it was once very transparent from the earliest moments of the marketing campaign that the established order, minus the uncommon case of a Mohsina Kidwai or a Saifuddin Soz or a couple of different fellow MPs, was once going to rally at the back of him (Kharge) and that inevitably took place and I don’t have any lawsuits about that.”

    ALSO READ | ‘One face for me, some other for media’: Mistry slams Tharoor over ‘ballot irregularities’ price

    “In truth, Sonia Ji and I had been speaking these days in regards to the election and she or he was once pronouncing, it is not unexpected that individuals would form of again certainly one of their very own and I stated ‘completely, I wasn’t shocked,” the MP from Thiruvananthapuram stated.

    After the development, he stated that he had met Sonia Gandhi.

    Tharoor stated he was once gratified by means of the level to which all the election procedure galvanised folks on each side and birthday celebration employees.

    “I’ve now made new relationships with our birthday celebration employees all over the place the rustic that I’d by no means have had a possibility with out this election,” he stated.

    “I think that a lot of them have touched me and I’ve touched them in ways in which I consider would have an enduring price in our respective political innings within the birthday celebration.

    So, I used to be more than happy about all of that and I consider there’s a lot to be learnt within the certain sense from having an workout like this,” the Congress chief stated.

    Tharoor additionally stated he was once somewhat amused to peer the ruling BJP’s spokespeople attacking the Congress for his mistreatment to which he had spoke back that “we will be able to combat our personal inside battles however take a look at maintaining your individual election first ahead of you touch upon ours”.

    On the e-book release, former Jammu and Kashmir leader minister Farooq Abdullah referred to as for Opposition harmony to take at the provide dispensation.

    He advised Tharoor to stay strengthening the Congress and stay status by means of the birthday celebration and its chief.

    Abdullah additionally stated despite the fact that he and his father Sheikh Abdullah had suffered by the hands of the Congress, he believes the birthday celebration can lend a hand save the rustic.

    In his remarks, Mani Shankar Aiyar stated he would were a proposer for Tharoor’s candidature for Congress presidential polls however the Kerala MP informed him his identify was once now not at the citizens’ listing.

    After asking round, Aiyar after all discovered his identify at the listing.

    Aiyar stated Tharoor fought the polls neatly and famous that he made it transparent all the way through the marketing campaign that it was once a pleasant combat and now not a competition in opposition to opponents.

    Aiyar stated Tharoor was once a champion of trade whilst Kharge was once a champion of continuity and if each perspectives meet going ahead, the birthday celebration was once a winner within the polls.

    But even so Kidwai, Tharoor, Abdullah and Aiyar, senior Congress leaders and previous Union ministers Shivraj Patil and Sushilkumar Shinde had been provide on the e-book release.

  • Tharoor’s destiny as Congress president to be identified quickly

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    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After the Congress presidential elections on Monday, Shashi Tharoor up to date his duvet photograph on his Fb web page with an image of him waving to the gang with the caption, “Member of Parliament, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala”. Tharoor who had placed on an impressive battle in opposition to Mallikarjun Kharge had flown again to New Delhi on Monday night time. In reality, he even discovered time to unencumber a e-book by means of writer A Khyrunnisa amid his nerve-racking agenda.

    Ever since Tharoor filed his nomination papers on September 30, he have been travelling the duration and the breadth of the rustic in search of the fortify of the entire Pradesh Congress Committee place of job bearers. Even if Tharoor’s MP place of job has been functioning generally in Thiruvananthapuram, he was once rarely there for a few days. Now he’s again in his MP position as is clear from his Fb web page. That can be why he discovered time to unencumber considered one of his favorite creator’s books ahead of rushing off to catch the closing flight to New Delhi on Monday night time.

    Even if a cross-section of the State Congress leaders sought after to peer Tharoor withdraw his nomination, they knew that he, being a person of ‘principled stand’ won’t exchange his stand. Oommen Chandy who stocks a very good camaraderie with Tharoor was once a nervous lot after lots of his loyalists confirmed allegiance to Tharoor when nomination papers had been signed.

    It was once Oommen Chandy’s depended on loyalist Thampanoor Ravi who first signed the nomination paper and likewise voted first in favour of Tharoor on Monday. Two senior Congress MPs showed to TNIE that Oommen Chandy had for my part spoken to leaders like KC Abu and KM Oommer from Kozhikode to modify their stand. A few of the 13 leaders from the State who had proposed Tharoor in his 5 units of nomination papers, those two leaders had additionally signed.

    “They’ve been disillusioned with the management for time and again being sidelined regardless of sweating onerous for the birthday party for many years. So that they had been willing to shift aspects and with the fortify of Kozhikode MP MK Raghavan, they made up our minds to endorse Tharoor. Oommen Chandy and few different leaders spoke to them, however we have no idea whether or not they have got abided”, echoed two senior Congress MPs.

    If that is the case, the vote proportion from Tharoor’s house state will come down. The fan following of Tharoor in the entire states he went for campaigning resembled an election marketing campaign in opposition to the run as much as the Lok Sabha election. He’s conscious that the majority of them had been individuals of All India Skilled Congress Committees, and majority of them wouldn’t have vote casting proper within the presidential election.

    Ernakulam MP Hibi Eden who had recommended Tharoor informed The New Indian Specific that his wings must no longer be clipped as soon as the ballot result is understood on Wednesday. “Tharoor must keep within the Congress birthday party and battle. He’s at all times a resourceful particular person whose true doable hasn’t ever been applied. The main drawback that Tharoor is going through is that he’s within the Opposition the place there are boundaries to make use of his actual prowess”, mentioned Hibi Eden.

    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After the Congress presidential elections on Monday, Shashi Tharoor up to date his duvet photograph on his Fb web page with an image of him waving to the gang with the caption, “Member of Parliament, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala”. Tharoor who had placed on an impressive battle in opposition to Mallikarjun Kharge had flown again to New Delhi on Monday night time. In reality, he even discovered time to unencumber a e-book by means of writer A Khyrunnisa amid his nerve-racking agenda.
    Ever since Tharoor filed his nomination papers on September 30, he have been travelling the duration and the breadth of the rustic in search of the fortify of the entire Pradesh Congress Committee place of job bearers. Even if Tharoor’s MP place of job has been functioning generally in Thiruvananthapuram, he was once rarely there for a few days. Now he’s again in his MP position as is clear from his Fb web page. That can be why he discovered time to unencumber considered one of his favorite creator’s books ahead of rushing off to catch the closing flight to New Delhi on Monday night time.
    Even if a cross-section of the State Congress leaders sought after to peer Tharoor withdraw his nomination, they knew that he, being a person of ‘principled stand’ won’t exchange his stand. Oommen Chandy who stocks a very good camaraderie with Tharoor was once a nervous lot after lots of his loyalists confirmed allegiance to Tharoor when nomination papers had been signed.
    It was once Oommen Chandy’s depended on loyalist Thampanoor Ravi who first signed the nomination paper and likewise voted first in favour of Tharoor on Monday. Two senior Congress MPs showed to TNIE that Oommen Chandy had for my part spoken to leaders like KC Abu and KM Oommer from Kozhikode to modify their stand. A few of the 13 leaders from the State who had proposed Tharoor in his 5 units of nomination papers, those two leaders had additionally signed.
    “They’ve been disillusioned with the management for time and again being sidelined regardless of sweating onerous for the birthday party for many years. So that they had been willing to shift aspects and with the fortify of Kozhikode MP MK Raghavan, they made up our minds to endorse Tharoor. Oommen Chandy and few different leaders spoke to them, however we have no idea whether or not they have got abided”, echoed two senior Congress MPs.
    If that is the case, the vote proportion from Tharoor’s house state will come down. The fan following of Tharoor in the entire states he went for campaigning resembled an election marketing campaign in opposition to the run as much as the Lok Sabha election. He’s conscious that the majority of them had been individuals of All India Skilled Congress Committees, and majority of them wouldn’t have vote casting proper within the presidential election.
    Ernakulam MP Hibi Eden who had recommended Tharoor informed The New Indian Specific that his wings must no longer be clipped as soon as the ballot result is understood on Wednesday. “Tharoor must keep within the Congress birthday party and battle. He’s at all times a resourceful particular person whose true doable hasn’t ever been applied. The main drawback that Tharoor is going through is that he’s within the Opposition the place there are boundaries to make use of his actual prowess”, mentioned Hibi Eden.

  • As Cong elects non-Gandhi leader, best leaders pressure Gandhi circle of relatives to play key position going ahead

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: With the Congress set to elect its first non-Gandhi president in over 24 years, senior leaders on Monday stressed out the Gandhi circle of relatives’s steering can be an important and can play a very powerful position within the celebration within the days to return.

    The polls are important as the brand new president would exchange Sonia Gandhi, the longest-serving Congress president who has been on the helm since 1998, barring the 2 years between 2017 and 2019 when Rahul Gandhi took over.

    Balloting for the Congress presidential polls started on Monday.

    Senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor face-off for the submit of the AICC leader.

    Over 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates shape the electoral school to pick out the celebration leader in a secret poll.

    Chatting with journalists after casting her vote on the AICC headquarters right here, senior chief Ambika Soni asserted that the Gandhi circle of relatives can’t be omitted and the celebration staff’ attachment with them would stay.

    Hailing Sonia Gandhi’s contribution to the celebration, Soni mentioned she performed a key position within the formation of the UPA govt and the Congress’ win within the 2004 polls, beating the BJP’s ‘Shining India’ marketing campaign.

    “This effort to split them (Gandhis) won’t ever be successful. Discuss problems comparable to worth upward thrust, costs are hovering,” the previous Union minister advised journalists.

    At the position leaders like her and Sonia Gandhi would play going ahead, Soni mentioned, “I should not have any position. I’ve served 52 years within the Congress celebration. I need Sonia-ji’s position to be there as our information, pal, thinker, as MP, CLP. It’s going to be there.”

    Congress common secretary Mukul Wasnik mentioned the Gandhi circle of relatives has an overly lengthy historical past unfold over 100 years and its individuals have performed a vital position within the freedom combat which no person may just omit.

    “Upon getting independence additionally, they have got contributed immensely in development a contemporary India. When time demanded, they even made the ultimate sacrifice, no person can disregard the sacrifices made by way of Indira-ji, Rajiv-ji and the contribution of Jawaharlal Nehru in giving a imaginative and prescient for the development of contemporary India,” he mentioned.

    “The Gandhi circle of relatives will proceed to play a vital position. Sonia Gandhi can be demitting her place of job after the brand new president is elected however there’s no doubt that she has been our chief and can proceed to be our chief. We will be able to glance against her for inspiration and steering every so often,” Wasnik mentioned.

    Rahul Gandhi additionally has a collection of concepts on easy methods to pass ahead, and his steering can be completely helpful for the celebration, he added.

    Congress spokesperson and in-charge for Sikkim, Tripura and Nagaland Ajoy Kumar asserted that it was once a historic second as he slammed the BJP for its grievance of the AICC presidential polls.

    “None folks understand how J P Nadda were given decided on, two-and-a-half other people determined, one Modi, one Shah and a half of RSS. So this kind of celebration commenting on polls is a funny story,” he mentioned.

    “A in point of fact democratic celebration, we’ve got our demanding situations, however you’ll see an enormous quantity of goodwill for whoever is elected as president,” Kumar mentioned.

    Noting that Rahul Gandhi is endeavor a three,500-km Kanyakumari to Kashmir Bharat Jodo Yatra, he mentioned it was once this kind of tricky activity and Gandhi was once no doubt a crowd-puller.

    “Who’s pulling the crowds for the Yatra? So, why will the individual no longer be vital,” Kumar requested.

    “If it is Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka-ji or different tall leaders, there are numerous other people, Sachin Pilot, Ashok Gehlot, everyone seems to be there.

    Mr Gandhi is without doubt one of the tallest leaders amongst our staff,” he added.

    Each Kharge and Tharoor have emphasized that the Gandhis grasp a unique position within the celebration with Kharge having mentioned that he would search their “steering” and “tips”, and Tharoor having asserted that no Congress president can serve as preserving a distance from the Gandhi circle of relatives as their DNA runs within the celebration’s blood.

    Within the post-Independence technology, individuals of the Gandhi circle of relatives were on the helm of the celebration for round 40 years in overall.

    NEW DELHI: With the Congress set to elect its first non-Gandhi president in over 24 years, senior leaders on Monday stressed out the Gandhi circle of relatives’s steering can be an important and can play a very powerful position within the celebration within the days to return.

    The polls are important as the brand new president would exchange Sonia Gandhi, the longest-serving Congress president who has been on the helm since 1998, barring the 2 years between 2017 and 2019 when Rahul Gandhi took over.

    Balloting for the Congress presidential polls started on Monday.

    Senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor face-off for the submit of the AICC leader.

    Over 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates shape the electoral school to pick out the celebration leader in a secret poll.

    Chatting with journalists after casting her vote on the AICC headquarters right here, senior chief Ambika Soni asserted that the Gandhi circle of relatives can’t be omitted and the celebration staff’ attachment with them would stay.

    Hailing Sonia Gandhi’s contribution to the celebration, Soni mentioned she performed a key position within the formation of the UPA govt and the Congress’ win within the 2004 polls, beating the BJP’s ‘Shining India’ marketing campaign.

    “This effort to split them (Gandhis) won’t ever be successful. Discuss problems comparable to worth upward thrust, costs are hovering,” the previous Union minister advised journalists.

    At the position leaders like her and Sonia Gandhi would play going ahead, Soni mentioned, “I should not have any position. I’ve served 52 years within the Congress celebration. I need Sonia-ji’s position to be there as our information, pal, thinker, as MP, CLP. It’s going to be there.”

    Congress common secretary Mukul Wasnik mentioned the Gandhi circle of relatives has an overly lengthy historical past unfold over 100 years and its individuals have performed a vital position within the freedom combat which no person may just omit.

    “Upon getting independence additionally, they have got contributed immensely in development a contemporary India. When time demanded, they even made the ultimate sacrifice, no person can disregard the sacrifices made by way of Indira-ji, Rajiv-ji and the contribution of Jawaharlal Nehru in giving a imaginative and prescient for the development of contemporary India,” he mentioned.

    “The Gandhi circle of relatives will proceed to play a vital position. Sonia Gandhi can be demitting her place of job after the brand new president is elected however there’s no doubt that she has been our chief and can proceed to be our chief. We will be able to glance against her for inspiration and steering every so often,” Wasnik mentioned.

    Rahul Gandhi additionally has a collection of concepts on easy methods to pass ahead, and his steering can be completely helpful for the celebration, he added.

    Congress spokesperson and in-charge for Sikkim, Tripura and Nagaland Ajoy Kumar asserted that it was once a historic second as he slammed the BJP for its grievance of the AICC presidential polls.

    “None folks understand how J P Nadda were given decided on, two-and-a-half other people determined, one Modi, one Shah and a half of RSS. So this kind of celebration commenting on polls is a funny story,” he mentioned.

    “A in point of fact democratic celebration, we’ve got our demanding situations, however you’ll see an enormous quantity of goodwill for whoever is elected as president,” Kumar mentioned.

    Noting that Rahul Gandhi is endeavor a three,500-km Kanyakumari to Kashmir Bharat Jodo Yatra, he mentioned it was once this kind of tricky activity and Gandhi was once no doubt a crowd-puller.

    “Who’s pulling the crowds for the Yatra? So, why will the individual no longer be vital,” Kumar requested.

    “If it is Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka-ji or different tall leaders, there are numerous other people, Sachin Pilot, Ashok Gehlot, everyone seems to be there.

    Mr Gandhi is without doubt one of the tallest leaders amongst our staff,” he added.

    Each Kharge and Tharoor have emphasized that the Gandhis grasp a unique position within the celebration with Kharge having mentioned that he would search their “steering” and “tips”, and Tharoor having asserted that no Congress president can serve as preserving a distance from the Gandhi circle of relatives as their DNA runs within the celebration’s blood.

    Within the post-Independence technology, individuals of the Gandhi circle of relatives were on the helm of the celebration for round 40 years in overall.

  • I do not withdraw from problem, by no means will: Tharoor dismisses communicate of retreating from Congress prez ballot

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress presidential polls candidate Shashi Tharoor on Saturday brushed aside communicate of him retreating from the election, saying that he by no means backs down from a problem and “this can be a battle to the end”.

    Tharoor, who has been aggressively campaigning within the polls, additionally asserted that it used to be a “pleasant contest” throughout the celebration that used to be going down and he’s right here to stick the direction.

    Tharoor is about to tackle Mallikarjun Kharge within the polls.

    “There are rumours going round attributed to assets in Delhi that I’m retreating (from the polls) lately. Let me guarantee you, I do not withdraw from a problem, by no means have all my lifestyles, by no means will,” the MP from Thiruvananthapuram mentioned in a video message on Twitter.

    Stunned to get calls announcing that “assets in Delhi” declare that I’ve withdrawn! I’m in this race until the end. #ThinkTomorrowThinkTharoor %.twitter.com/zF3HZ8LtH5

    — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) October 8, 2022

    “It is a fight, this can be a pleasant contest throughout the celebration, however this can be a battle to the end and I’m right here to stick the direction. Please come and vote on October 17. For me, ‘Assume day after today, suppose Tharoor’,” Tharoor mentioned. His remarks come at the closing date for the withdrawal of nominations which is October 8.

    In step with a notification issued through Congress, the method for submitting nominations for the election used to be from September 24 to 30. The polling shall be hung on October 17.

    The counting of votes shall be taken up on October 19 and the consequences shall be declared the similar day.

    NEW DELHI: Congress presidential polls candidate Shashi Tharoor on Saturday brushed aside communicate of him retreating from the election, saying that he by no means backs down from a problem and “this can be a battle to the end”.

    Tharoor, who has been aggressively campaigning within the polls, additionally asserted that it used to be a “pleasant contest” throughout the celebration that used to be going down and he’s right here to stick the direction.

    Tharoor is about to tackle Mallikarjun Kharge within the polls.

    “There are rumours going round attributed to assets in Delhi that I’m retreating (from the polls) lately. Let me guarantee you, I do not withdraw from a problem, by no means have all my lifestyles, by no means will,” the MP from Thiruvananthapuram mentioned in a video message on Twitter.

    Stunned to get calls announcing that “assets in Delhi” declare that I’ve withdrawn! I’m in this race until the end. #ThinkTomorrowThinkTharoor %.twitter.com/zF3HZ8LtH5
    — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) October 8, 2022
    “It is a fight, this can be a pleasant contest throughout the celebration, however this can be a battle to the end and I’m right here to stick the direction. Please come and vote on October 17. For me, ‘Assume day after today, suppose Tharoor’,” Tharoor mentioned. His remarks come at the closing date for the withdrawal of nominations which is October 8.

    In step with a notification issued through Congress, the method for submitting nominations for the election used to be from September 24 to 30. The polling shall be hung on October 17.

    The counting of votes shall be taken up on October 19 and the consequences shall be declared the similar day.

  • Kharge resigns as Chief of Opposition in RS; Digvijaya, Chidambaram in race to exchange him 

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: Senior Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge has resigned because the Chief of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, resources stated on Saturday, an afternoon after he filed his nomination papers for the AICC president’s election.

    Kharge’s resignation, which the 80-year-old chief despatched to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, is in keeping with the birthday celebration’s declared ‘One particular person, One put up’ idea that used to be introduced on the Udaipur ‘Chintan Shivir’ in Would possibly.

    The resignation letter used to be despatched by way of Kharge ultimate evening, the resources stated.

    Senior leaders P Chidambaram and Digvijaya Singh are learnt to be the front-runners to take at the mantle of Chief of Opposition in Rajya Sabha.

    ALSO READ | Congress President ballot: Mallikarjun Kharge set to win with backing of birthday celebration large weapons 

    The degree used to be set on Friday for a competition between Kharge and Shashi Tharoor for the Congress president’s put up. Kharge, a Dalit chief from Karnataka has emerged because the transparent favorite. 

    The 3rd candidate within the fray, Ok N Tripathi, a former Jharkhand minister, is regarded as a light-weight for the competition.

    Kharge, Tharoor and Tripathi filed nominations at the ultimate day of the method which noticed the AICC headquarters come again to lifestyles after a very long time, with employees swarming the advanced.

    Kharge, flanked by way of best Congress leaders, has filed 14 units of nomination papers with the proposers together with Ashok Gehlot, Digvijaya Singh, A Ok Antony, Ambika Soni, Mukul Wasnik and participants from the G-23 ginger staff comprising Anand Sharma, Bhupinder Hooda, Prithviraj Chavan and Manish Tewari.

    NEW DELHI: Senior Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge has resigned because the Chief of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, resources stated on Saturday, an afternoon after he filed his nomination papers for the AICC president’s election.

    Kharge’s resignation, which the 80-year-old chief despatched to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, is in keeping with the birthday celebration’s declared ‘One particular person, One put up’ idea that used to be introduced on the Udaipur ‘Chintan Shivir’ in Would possibly.

    The resignation letter used to be despatched by way of Kharge ultimate evening, the resources stated.

    Senior leaders P Chidambaram and Digvijaya Singh are learnt to be the front-runners to take at the mantle of Chief of Opposition in Rajya Sabha.

    ALSO READ | Congress President ballot: Mallikarjun Kharge set to win with backing of birthday celebration large weapons 

    The degree used to be set on Friday for a competition between Kharge and Shashi Tharoor for the Congress president’s put up. Kharge, a Dalit chief from Karnataka has emerged because the transparent favorite. 

    The 3rd candidate within the fray, Ok N Tripathi, a former Jharkhand minister, is regarded as a light-weight for the competition.

    Kharge, Tharoor and Tripathi filed nominations at the ultimate day of the method which noticed the AICC headquarters come again to lifestyles after a very long time, with employees swarming the advanced.

    Kharge, flanked by way of best Congress leaders, has filed 14 units of nomination papers with the proposers together with Ashok Gehlot, Digvijaya Singh, A Ok Antony, Ambika Soni, Mukul Wasnik and participants from the G-23 ginger staff comprising Anand Sharma, Bhupinder Hooda, Prithviraj Chavan and Manish Tewari.

  • Shashi Tharoor recordsdata nomination for Congress president polls

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: Senior Congress chief Shashi Tharoor on Friday filed his nomination for the publish of Congress president on the birthday celebration headquarters right here.

    The Thiruvananthapuram MP submitted his papers to the birthday celebration’s central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry at his place of business on the AICC headquarters.

    Amid the sound of drumbeats and fanfare, he made an access on the AICC headquarters.

    #CongressPresidentElection | Senior Congress chief & MP Shashi Tharoor reaches the AICC place of business in Delhi to document his nomination for the publish of #CongressPresident percent.twitter.com/cI5vMGogSJ

    — ANI (@ANI) September 30, 2022

    Tharoor visited Rajghat within the morning and paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi forward of submitting his nomination papers for the birthday celebration’s presidential ballot. “Paid tribute to the person who constructed India’s bridge to the twenty first century this morning,” Tharoor stated in a tweet.

    He quoted former high minister Rajiv Gandhi as announcing, “India is an Outdated nation however a tender country. I dream of India Robust, Unbiased, Self-Reliant and within the entrance rank of the countries of the arena, within the provider of mankind.” Polling will happen on October 17 and the end result shall be introduced on October 19.

    NEW DELHI: Senior Congress chief Shashi Tharoor on Friday filed his nomination for the publish of Congress president on the birthday celebration headquarters right here.

    The Thiruvananthapuram MP submitted his papers to the birthday celebration’s central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry at his place of business on the AICC headquarters.

    Amid the sound of drumbeats and fanfare, he made an access on the AICC headquarters.

    #CongressPresidentElection | Senior Congress chief & MP Shashi Tharoor reaches the AICC place of business in Delhi to document his nomination for the publish of #CongressPresident percent.twitter.com/cI5vMGogSJ
    — ANI (@ANI) September 30, 2022
    Tharoor visited Rajghat within the morning and paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi forward of submitting his nomination papers for the birthday celebration’s presidential ballot. “Paid tribute to the person who constructed India’s bridge to the twenty first century this morning,” Tharoor stated in a tweet.

    He quoted former high minister Rajiv Gandhi as announcing, “India is an Outdated nation however a tender country. I dream of India Robust, Unbiased, Self-Reliant and within the entrance rank of the countries of the arena, within the provider of mankind.” Polling will happen on October 17 and the end result shall be introduced on October 19.

  • Digvijaya Singh to report nomination for submit of Congress president

    Through IANS

    NEW DELHI: Congress chief Digvijaya Singh has made up our minds to report nomination for the submit of the birthday party president for which the election is scheduled to be hung on October 17. He’s anticipated to reach within the nationwide capital on Wednesday evening.

    Resources as regards to Singh on Wednesday mentioned the verdict to contest the polls is his non-public one, including no one from the Gandhi circle of relatives has requested him to take action.

    The previous Madhya Pradesh Leader Minister might report the nomination via September 30.

    Congress’ preliminary plan was once to box Rajasthan Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot for the highest birthday party submit however the high-octane drama in Rajasthan has miffed the Gandhis.

    Resources within the know of items mentioned “Gehlot has now not been dominated out from the race but”.

    Congress treasurer Pawan Kumar Bansal has taken a nomination shape from the birthday party’s Central Election Authority (CEA). On his section, Bansal mentioned he’s just a proposer, now not the candidate.

    CEA chairman Madhusudan Mistry on Tuesday had mentioned: “Until now, Shashi Tharoor and Pawan Bansal have taken nomination bureaucracy from the CEA.”

    Senior Congress chief Kamal Nath whose identify had additionally arise and had met Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday, mentioned that he does now not need to turn into the birthday party leader, and desires to proceed to paintings for the birthday party in Madhya Pradesh.

    The drama in Rajasthan has made the Congress management consider a ‘Plan B’ for the highest birthday party submit for which Gehlot was once being observed as a contender. Then again, the open defiance via his MLAs unswerving to him introduced him underneath a cloud.

    NEW DELHI: Congress chief Digvijaya Singh has made up our minds to report nomination for the submit of the birthday party president for which the election is scheduled to be hung on October 17. He’s anticipated to reach within the nationwide capital on Wednesday evening.

    Resources as regards to Singh on Wednesday mentioned the verdict to contest the polls is his non-public one, including no one from the Gandhi circle of relatives has requested him to take action.

    The previous Madhya Pradesh Leader Minister might report the nomination via September 30.

    Congress’ preliminary plan was once to box Rajasthan Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot for the highest birthday party submit however the high-octane drama in Rajasthan has miffed the Gandhis.

    Resources within the know of items mentioned “Gehlot has now not been dominated out from the race but”.

    Congress treasurer Pawan Kumar Bansal has taken a nomination shape from the birthday party’s Central Election Authority (CEA). On his section, Bansal mentioned he’s just a proposer, now not the candidate.

    CEA chairman Madhusudan Mistry on Tuesday had mentioned: “Until now, Shashi Tharoor and Pawan Bansal have taken nomination bureaucracy from the CEA.”

    Senior Congress chief Kamal Nath whose identify had additionally arise and had met Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday, mentioned that he does now not need to turn into the birthday party leader, and desires to proceed to paintings for the birthday party in Madhya Pradesh.

    The drama in Rajasthan has made the Congress management consider a ‘Plan B’ for the highest birthday party submit for which Gehlot was once being observed as a contender. Then again, the open defiance via his MLAs unswerving to him introduced him underneath a cloud.

  • Rajasthan CM Gehlot to discuss with Delhi, meet Congress top command

    By way of PTI

    JAIPUR: Rajasthan Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot will meet the Congress top command in New Delhi on Wednesday amid suspense over whether or not he’ll document a nomination for the publish of birthday celebration president, assets right here stated.

    Gehlot’s discuss with comes an afternoon after the Congress issued show-cause notices to 3 of his loyalists – Rajasthan ministers Shanti Dhariwal and Mahesh Joshi, and Dharmendra Rathore – for his or her “grave indiscipline”.

    The birthday celebration’s disciplinary committee has requested the 3 to give an explanation for inside of 10 days why motion will have to no longer be initiated towards them after the observers for Rajasthan – Mallikarjun Kharge and Ajay Maken – of their report back to birthday celebration leader Sonia Gandhi charged them with “gross indiscipline”.

    The motion got here after 82 MLAs participated in a parallel assembly at Dhariwal’s place of dwelling in Jaipur laying down prerequisites to the birthday celebration and didn’t attend the legitimate legislature birthday celebration assembly convened for passing a solution authorising the Congress leader to nominate a successor to Gehlot, who used to be to contest the Congress presidential election.

    With the Rajasthan episode posing a vital problem sooner than the birthday celebration, the Congress president has initiated discussions with senior birthday celebration leaders from around the nation to unravel the disaster even because the destiny of Gehlot who used to be thought to be frontrunner for the highest birthday celebration publish remained unsure.

    A number of names have cropped up for the possible presidential candidate together with Kharge, A Okay Antony, Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh, Ambika Soni and Pawan Kumar Bansal, even though maximum of them dominated themselves out of the race.

    The identify of Gehlot for the highest birthday celebration publish is, alternatively, no longer utterly dominated out but, in line with knowledgeable assets.

    Amongst quite a lot of senior leaders, Gandhi is learnt to have known as Congress veterans A Okay Antony and Sushilkumar Shinde for consultations right here. There may be a chance that contemporary observers is also despatched to Rajasthan and Shinde is also one in all them.

    Gandhi is thinking about resolving the topic after consultations with most sensible birthday celebration leaders who’re maintaining their arms crossed at the scenario.

    After the trends in Jaipur, assets stated Gehlot has reached out to Sonia Gandhi and is learnt to have defined his place, whilst his arch-rival Sachin Pilot rushed to Delhi forward of any resolution on Rajasthan.

    Gehlot is learnt to have advised Gandhi that he used to be no longer at the back of the parallel meet of MLAs and it used to be organised with out his wisdom.

    The Rajasthan leader minister may be understood to have advised Gandhi that he would abide via any resolution taken via her and the birthday celebration, the assets stated.

    Gehlot additionally held a closed-door assembly with birthday celebration MLAs in Jaipur on Tuesday and is learnt to have apprised them of the most recent trends.

    Gehlot used to be thought to be as the favorite for the publish of Congress president and had the blessings of Sonia Gandhi. The newest trends have marred his possibilities for the highest birthday celebration place, even though he’s but no longer out of the race.

    Amid suspense over Gehlot’s destiny, the birthday celebration’s central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry on Tuesday stated AICC treasurer Pawan Kumar Bansal has were given nomination paperwork amassed however they could be for any person else.

    Bansal stated he used to be no longer within the race. Mistry stated Shashi Tharoor will document his nomination papers for the Congress leader’s election on September 30 and his consultant has were given two extra nomination paperwork lately.

    Mistry stated he met birthday celebration leader Sonia Gandhi at her 10 Janpath place of dwelling and passed over her QR-coded id card for the birthday celebration president’s election. He later met former top minister Manmohan Singh and passed over id card to him.

    JAIPUR: Rajasthan Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot will meet the Congress top command in New Delhi on Wednesday amid suspense over whether or not he’ll document a nomination for the publish of birthday celebration president, assets right here stated.

    Gehlot’s discuss with comes an afternoon after the Congress issued show-cause notices to 3 of his loyalists – Rajasthan ministers Shanti Dhariwal and Mahesh Joshi, and Dharmendra Rathore – for his or her “grave indiscipline”.

    The birthday celebration’s disciplinary committee has requested the 3 to give an explanation for inside of 10 days why motion will have to no longer be initiated towards them after the observers for Rajasthan – Mallikarjun Kharge and Ajay Maken – of their report back to birthday celebration leader Sonia Gandhi charged them with “gross indiscipline”.

    The motion got here after 82 MLAs participated in a parallel assembly at Dhariwal’s place of dwelling in Jaipur laying down prerequisites to the birthday celebration and didn’t attend the legitimate legislature birthday celebration assembly convened for passing a solution authorising the Congress leader to nominate a successor to Gehlot, who used to be to contest the Congress presidential election.

    With the Rajasthan episode posing a vital problem sooner than the birthday celebration, the Congress president has initiated discussions with senior birthday celebration leaders from around the nation to unravel the disaster even because the destiny of Gehlot who used to be thought to be frontrunner for the highest birthday celebration publish remained unsure.

    A number of names have cropped up for the possible presidential candidate together with Kharge, A Okay Antony, Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh, Ambika Soni and Pawan Kumar Bansal, even though maximum of them dominated themselves out of the race.

    The identify of Gehlot for the highest birthday celebration publish is, alternatively, no longer utterly dominated out but, in line with knowledgeable assets.

    Amongst quite a lot of senior leaders, Gandhi is learnt to have known as Congress veterans A Okay Antony and Sushilkumar Shinde for consultations right here. There may be a chance that contemporary observers is also despatched to Rajasthan and Shinde is also one in all them.

    Gandhi is thinking about resolving the topic after consultations with most sensible birthday celebration leaders who’re maintaining their arms crossed at the scenario.

    After the trends in Jaipur, assets stated Gehlot has reached out to Sonia Gandhi and is learnt to have defined his place, whilst his arch-rival Sachin Pilot rushed to Delhi forward of any resolution on Rajasthan.

    Gehlot is learnt to have advised Gandhi that he used to be no longer at the back of the parallel meet of MLAs and it used to be organised with out his wisdom.

    The Rajasthan leader minister may be understood to have advised Gandhi that he would abide via any resolution taken via her and the birthday celebration, the assets stated.

    Gehlot additionally held a closed-door assembly with birthday celebration MLAs in Jaipur on Tuesday and is learnt to have apprised them of the most recent trends.

    Gehlot used to be thought to be as the favorite for the publish of Congress president and had the blessings of Sonia Gandhi. The newest trends have marred his possibilities for the highest birthday celebration place, even though he’s but no longer out of the race.

    Amid suspense over Gehlot’s destiny, the birthday celebration’s central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry on Tuesday stated AICC treasurer Pawan Kumar Bansal has were given nomination paperwork amassed however they could be for any person else.

    Bansal stated he used to be no longer within the race. Mistry stated Shashi Tharoor will document his nomination papers for the Congress leader’s election on September 30 and his consultant has were given two extra nomination paperwork lately.

    Mistry stated he met birthday celebration leader Sonia Gandhi at her 10 Janpath place of dwelling and passed over her QR-coded id card for the birthday celebration president’s election. He later met former top minister Manmohan Singh and passed over id card to him.

  • You are going to see the strengthen I revel in once I put up my nomination paper, says Shashi Tharoor

    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.