It’s official, it will likely be Kharge vs Tharoor on Oct 17 for Congress president

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday introduced that an electoral contest would happen between Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor on October 17 with each candidates not withdrawing their nominations, the deadline for which has ended.

The final electoral contest for the highest put up of the celebration happened in 2000 when Jitendra Prasada had suffered a crushing defeat by the hands of Sonia Gandhi.

Also, with Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra deciding to not be within the operating for the celebration president’s put up, a non-Gandhi could be on the helm after over 24 years.

“There are two candidates who had filed (valid) nomination. Mr. Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor. The period of withdrawal is over and none of them has withdrawn their candidature. So, there remain two candidates,” Congress’ central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry stated at a press convention on the AICC headquarters right here.

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The official strategy of campaigning begins from now however candidates have already began canvassing, he stated.

Elections will happen on October 17 in each state capital from 10 AM to 4 PM, Mistry stated, including that the vote will likely be by secret poll.

The poll bins will likely be dropped at Delhi and counting will happen on October 19. Results will likely be declared the identical day, the senior Congress chief stated.

Ballot papers may also be despatched to the Bharat Jodo Yatra campsite in Karnataka and a sales space will likely be arrange there for the yatris, he stated. Mistry additionally stated that an advisory was issued for the polls and it’s being adopted by everybody.

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“There is an equal opportunity for both candidates and the apprehensions that used to be there that it may be in favour of one candidate are not there,” he stated.

There was only one grievance throughout the election course of, Mistry stated, including that it’s being resolved.

Amid reviews that the Tharoor camp had filed a grievance over some workplace bearers brazenly pledging help for Kharge, Mistry refused to disclose whose grievance it was that has been filed and from which state.

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“We don’t go by media reports, we can act only on written complaints,” he stated when requested about reviews of complaints from sure states. A set of pointers for the elections was issued earlier this week which debarred celebration office-bearers from campaigning for candidates. Mistry stated in all, 67 cubicles will likely be arrange throughout states, together with one on the AICC headquarters right here, and asserted that the elections are an “open process”.

More than 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates will vote within the ballot.

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday introduced that an electoral contest would happen between Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor on October 17 with each candidates not withdrawing their nominations, the deadline for which has ended.

The final electoral contest for the highest put up of the celebration happened in 2000 when Jitendra Prasada had suffered a crushing defeat by the hands of Sonia Gandhi.

Also, with Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra deciding to not be within the operating for the celebration president’s put up, a non-Gandhi could be on the helm after over 24 years.

“There are two candidates who had filed (valid) nomination. Mr. Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor. The period of withdrawal is over and none of them has withdrawn their candidature. So, there remain two candidates,” Congress’ central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry stated at a press convention on the AICC headquarters right here.

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The official strategy of campaigning begins from now however candidates have already began canvassing, he stated.

Elections will happen on October 17 in each state capital from 10 AM to 4 PM, Mistry stated, including that the vote will likely be by secret poll.

The poll bins will likely be dropped at Delhi and counting will happen on October 19. Results will likely be declared the identical day, the senior Congress chief stated.

Ballot papers may also be despatched to the Bharat Jodo Yatra campsite in Karnataka and a sales space will likely be arrange there for the yatris, he stated. Mistry additionally stated that an advisory was issued for the polls and it’s being adopted by everybody.

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“There is an equal opportunity for both candidates and the apprehensions that used to be there that it may be in favour of one candidate are not there,” he stated.

There was only one grievance throughout the election course of, Mistry stated, including that it’s being resolved.

Amid reviews that the Tharoor camp had filed a grievance over some workplace bearers brazenly pledging help for Kharge, Mistry refused to disclose whose grievance it was that has been filed and from which state.

ALSO READ: As Congress chief, I’ll have distant management in my hand, says Kharge

“We don’t go by media reports, we can act only on written complaints,” he stated when requested about reviews of complaints from sure states. A set of pointers for the elections was issued earlier this week which debarred celebration office-bearers from campaigning for candidates. Mistry stated in all, 67 cubicles will likely be arrange throughout states, together with one on the AICC headquarters right here, and asserted that the elections are an “open process”.

More than 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates will vote within the ballot.