Congress Presidential polls: Sonia Gandhi summons KC Venugopal, Ashok Gehlot 

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: The Congress presidential election gained frenetic tempo on Tuesday with get together president Sonia Gandhi summoning normal secretary in-charge of organisation Ok C Venugopal for an pressing dialogue, and Ashok Gehlot calling a late-evening assembly of Rajasthan MLAs earlier than his departure to Delhi for a gathering with the get together president.

Venugopal flew in from Kerala, the place he was taking part within the Bharat Jodo Yatra with Rahul Gandhi, to fulfill the Congress president at her 10, Janpath residence.

Sources mentioned the 2 mentioned the presidential election, nomination for which is scheduled to start out from September 24. Venugopal referred to as Gehlot after assembly Sonia Gandhi and requested him to fulfill her in Delhi on Wednesday.

Gehlot has referred to as get together MLAs to the chief minister’s residence for a gathering at 10 pm the place he’s anticipated to disclose his plans. Sources near the chief minister mentioned that after assembly Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Wednesday, Gehlot will depart for Kerala to fulfill Rahul Gandhi. From there, he’s anticipated to return to Delhi and keep right here until the final day of nomination on September 30.

With the get together’s Thiruvananthapuram MP, Shashi Tharoor, assembly Sonia Gandhi on Monday and expressing his need to contest, the get together excessive command has began making ready for a contest at the same time as extra state items adopted resolutions demanding the return of Rahul Gandhi because the get together chief.

Though Sonia Gandhi informed Tharoor that there can be no official candidate, sources mentioned that the management has made up its thoughts to discipline a loyalist who’s prone to sail by means of with the assistance of the handpicked electoral school comprising 9,300 PCC delegates.

Gehlot is reportedly the primary selection of management because the official candidate. He, nonetheless, denies being a candidate saying that he’ll attempt to persuade Rahul Gandhi to contest. Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, too, has mentioned that he’ll attempt to persuade Rahul to return as get together chief.

Meanwhile, a couple of dozen state items, together with Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Odisha, Haryana, Maharashtra and Jammu Kashmir, have handed resolutions calling for Rahul to take the get together reins. Senior Congress leaders similar to P Chidambaram, Jairam Ramesh amongst others have demanded that the subsequent president be chosen by consensus relatively than contest.

The nominations for the election might be held from September 24 to 30. The final date for withdrawal of nominations is October 8 and the election, if required, might be held on October 17. The outcomes might be out on October 19.

If the competition does happen, will probably be after over 20 years that the Congressmen might be voting to elect their president. The get together final noticed a contest for the submit in November 2000 when Sonia Gandhi defeated Jitendra Prasada. Before that Sitaram Kesri had defeated Sharad Pawar and Rajesh Pilot in 1997.

The new president will substitute Sonia Gandhi who has change into the longest-serving get together president. She has been on the helm since 1998, barring the 2 years between 2017 and 2019 when Rahul Gandhi took over because the get together chief.

NEW DELHI: The Congress presidential election gained frenetic tempo on Tuesday with get together president Sonia Gandhi summoning normal secretary in-charge of organisation Ok C Venugopal for an pressing dialogue, and Ashok Gehlot calling a late-evening assembly of Rajasthan MLAs earlier than his departure to Delhi for a gathering with the get together president.

Venugopal flew in from Kerala, the place he was taking part within the Bharat Jodo Yatra with Rahul Gandhi, to fulfill the Congress president at her 10, Janpath residence.

Sources mentioned the 2 mentioned the presidential election, nomination for which is scheduled to start out from September 24. Venugopal referred to as Gehlot after assembly Sonia Gandhi and requested him to fulfill her in Delhi on Wednesday.

Gehlot has referred to as get together MLAs to the chief minister’s residence for a gathering at 10 pm the place he’s anticipated to disclose his plans. Sources near the chief minister mentioned that after assembly Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Wednesday, Gehlot will depart for Kerala to fulfill Rahul Gandhi. From there, he’s anticipated to return to Delhi and keep right here until the final day of nomination on September 30.

With the get together’s Thiruvananthapuram MP, Shashi Tharoor, assembly Sonia Gandhi on Monday and expressing his need to contest, the get together excessive command has began making ready for a contest at the same time as extra state items adopted resolutions demanding the return of Rahul Gandhi because the get together chief.

Though Sonia Gandhi informed Tharoor that there can be no official candidate, sources mentioned that the management has made up its thoughts to discipline a loyalist who’s prone to sail by means of with the assistance of the handpicked electoral school comprising 9,300 PCC delegates.

Gehlot is reportedly the primary selection of management because the official candidate. He, nonetheless, denies being a candidate saying that he’ll attempt to persuade Rahul Gandhi to contest. Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, too, has mentioned that he’ll attempt to persuade Rahul to return as get together chief.

Meanwhile, a couple of dozen state items, together with Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Odisha, Haryana, Maharashtra and Jammu Kashmir, have handed resolutions calling for Rahul to take the get together reins. Senior Congress leaders similar to P Chidambaram, Jairam Ramesh amongst others have demanded that the subsequent president be chosen by consensus relatively than contest.

The nominations for the election might be held from September 24 to 30. The final date for withdrawal of nominations is October 8 and the election, if required, might be held on October 17. The outcomes might be out on October 19.

If the competition does happen, will probably be after over 20 years that the Congressmen might be voting to elect their president. The get together final noticed a contest for the submit in November 2000 when Sonia Gandhi defeated Jitendra Prasada. Before that Sitaram Kesri had defeated Sharad Pawar and Rajesh Pilot in 1997.

The new president will substitute Sonia Gandhi who has change into the longest-serving get together president. She has been on the helm since 1998, barring the 2 years between 2017 and 2019 when Rahul Gandhi took over because the get together chief.