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Congress president election Live Updates: Shashi Tharoor, Mallikarjun Kharge, KN Tripathi file nominations
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Sep 30, 2022, 17:46:55 IST
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Congress president election Live Updates: Shashi Tharoor, Mallikarjun Kharge, KN Tripathi file nominations

Shashi Tharoor has formalised his candidature for the Congress president election by filing his nomination. Digvijaya Singh has dropped out of the race and will be supporting Mallikarjun Kharge for the top post. However the chances of more party leaders joining the fray cannot be ruled out. Also, the party is yet to decisively settle the question of of leadership in Rajasthan. Stay with TOI for all updatesRead Less

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16:38 (IST) Sep 30

Candidates in the fray of their own volition. The Gandhis are neutral in this contest: Congress' central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry

16:35 (IST) Sep 30

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: Tharoor

16:17 (IST) Sep 30

Tharoor has issued a manifesto explaining how he intends to rejuvenate the party through decentralisation and internal reorganisation if he wins the election.

16:04 (IST) Sep 30

Bharat Jodo Yatra will transform the Congress: Ramesh

16:03 (IST) Sep 30

We are the only party that has an independent election authority: Jairam Ramesh

15:45 (IST) Sep 30

Shashi Tharoor: Man of words and many independent moves

15:35 (IST) Sep 30

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14:56 (IST) Sep 30

I am fighting for big change: Kharge

14:51 (IST) Sep 30

Congress should stand for change, not surprised establishment backing Kharge: Tharoor

14:49 (IST) Sep 30

30 Congress leaders have proposed Mallikarjun Kharge's name

14:48 (IST) Sep 30

Ten Congress leaders back Mallikarjun Kharge's nomination

14:43 (IST) Sep 30

'Moment of pride': Kharge after filing nomination

I have been connected to the ideology of Congress since my childhood, used to campaign for the same Gandhi, Nehru ideology when I was in classes 8th, 9th. Today I filed nomination for Congress president. It is a moment of pride- Mallikarjun Kharge

14:40 (IST) Sep 30

All leaders, workers, delegates & ministers who came in support of me today, encouraged me, I thank them. We'll see what the results are, on 17th October; hopeful that I win

Mallikarjun Kharge

14:36 (IST) Sep 30

Total 30 Congress leaders have proposed Mallikarjun Kharge's name for the election of the president of the Indian National Congress

14:29 (IST) Sep 30

He is Bhishma Pitamah of Congress, no disrespect to him. I will represent my ideas: Tharoor on contest with Mallikarjun Kharge

13:55 (IST) Sep 30

Mallikarjun Kharge files nomination for Congress presidential poll

13:47 (IST) Sep 30

Have plan to decentralize the party organisation: Tharoor

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