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New Delhi, Sept 30: Senior Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor files his nomination for the post of Congress President at the AICC office in Delhi on Friday.
#CongressPresidentElection | Senior Congress leader & MP Shashi Tharoor files his nomination for the post of #CongressPresident at the AICC office in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/Jes0uyTOln
— ANI (@ANI) September 30, 2022
“We have seen that things are not really functioning properly in our country; demonetisation, historical unemployment, inflation. Congress should be the party to bring change,” said Senior Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor, after filing his nomination.
“Nomination papers I submitted reflect extraordinarily wide range of support extended voluntarily to me by party workers across India. We’ve submitted 5 forms,50 signs. We’re about to submit the 6th form before 3pm, which will take the total to 60(signs),” he added.
#CongressPresidentElection | Sr Congress leader & MP Shashi Tharoor, after filing nomination for #CongressPresident post says, "I've a vision for Congress which I'll be sending to all delegates, we're going to seek their support… I'm here to be the voice of all party workers" pic.twitter.com/b33Y24ieWF
— ANI (@ANI) September 30, 2022
On October 17, the party members will choose their new leader, and the results will be made public two days later. Digvijay Singh and Ashok Gehlot withdrew from the campaign, leaving Mallikarjun Kharge as the other front-runner. Earlier in the day, Jharkhand Congress leader KN Tripathi also files nomination for the Congress President poll.
In contrast to Ashok Gehlot, who withdrew from the race after the Rajasthan crisis and had his supporters demonstrate amid rumours that Sachin Pilot would likely succeed him, Digvijaya Singh announced a day after Kharge’s confirmation that he would be Kharge’s supporter.
