In the country’s oldest and major political party Congress, the stirring for the election of the President has intensified. After a long gap of two years, elections for the post of Congress President will be held next month. For this, senior Congress leader and one of the most ardent supporters of change in the party, Shashi Tharoor met party chief Sonia Gandhi for the post of president in the internal elections and it is reported that he has got permission to contest the elections. Sources said that his rival will be Ashok Gehlot.
Here, many state committees of the Congress have passed resolutions to make Rahul Gandhi the president of the party. These days Rahul Gandhi is leading the India Couples Yatra started by the Congress. Meanwhile, Shashi Tharoor and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot are ready to beat the elections for the post of National President of Congress. See full news in 10 points…
1.The process of filing nominations for the post of Congress President will start from September 24 and will continue till September 30.
2.After Shashi Tharoor’s meeting with Sonia Gandhi on Monday, it is almost certain that there can be a contest for the post of Congress President. In a meeting with Sonia Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor asked her to contest the election for the post of President herself, in response to which Sonia Gandhi said that the organization’s elections are being conducted so that whoever wants to contest for the post of President, she can fight. Could.
3.Congress’s media department chairman Jairam Ramesh said that the Congress party is conducting a free and fair election. Any leader can stake claim for the post of President. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have been of the opinion that the party should have a democratically elected president. The process of election in the organization is going on under the same.
4.Ashok Gehlot is leading the race in the event of no one from the Gandhi family becoming the president and he can become the president. After the latest developments, Gehlot’s close friends said that Gehlot wants Rahul Gandhi to become the president of the party. A few days ago, he got this proposal passed by the State Congress Committee.
5. Those close to Gehlot say that if Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi instruct him to contest for the post of president, he will obey. Meaning if no one from the Gandhi family jumps in the election for the post of president, then this fight can be Gehlot vs Shashi Tharoor.
6. On one hand, the process of organization election and election of new president is going on in Congress, while on the other hand many states have passed resolutions and appealed to Rahul Gandhi to take over as president. Rest of the states will also soon pass a resolution in this regard.
7. During a press conference during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, when questions were asked about Rahul Gandhi becoming his president, he clearly said that he has decided and will tell when the time comes. Rahul said that if he does not become the president, then he should be asked why he did not become?
8. Sources associated with Rahul Gandhi say that although efforts are on to persuade him, but till now he has not given any clear indication of contesting the elections. Sonia Gandhi is also working on Plan B and is also considering the names of many other leaders including Ashok Gehlot who can become the next President of Congress.
9. Mrs Gandhi took over as the party’s interim chief after her son Rahul Gandhi stepped down following the 2019 election defeat. At that time he felt that the matter would soon be resolved through elections.
10.Originally members of a group of 28 leaders who called for an organizational change. Shashi Tharoor has been monitoring the election process since then.