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This Article is From Sep 30, 2022

Highlights: Shashi Tharoor Files Nomination For Congress Chief Post

Shashi Tharoor submitted his papers to the party's central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry at his office at the AICC headquarters.

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Updated : September 30, 2022 11:45 pm IST
New Delhi:

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday filed his nomination for the post of Congress president at the party headquarters in New Delhi.

The Thiruvananthapuram MP submitted his papers to the party's central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry at his office at the AICC headquarters.

Amid the sound of drumbeats and fanfare, he made an entry at the AICC headquarters.

Here are the Highlights on Congress Presidential Polls:

Sep 30, 2022 16:24 (IST)
"Not The Candidate Of G-23": Shashi Tharoor Clarifies

Shashi Tharoor asserted that he is not the G-23 candidate for the election, the party's first in over 20 years. "I need the backing of 9,100 people, not 23. I am not the candidate of the G-23. It is a myth, there is no such thing," he said
Sep 30, 2022 16:22 (IST)
Shashi Tharoor On Gandhis' Support
Shashi Tharoor said he has met all the three Gandhis and that they have assured him that the contest will strengthen the party. Outlining his vision, he said he aims to rejuvenate the party, reimagine the leadership, reiterate the core ideology, broaden participation, focus on youth, and return to an ethos of politics of social work.
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"Will Change High Command Culture": Shashi Tharoor After Filing Nomination
The answer to chaos within the Congress is decentralisation, Shashi Tharoor said right after filing his nomination today for Party President today. Speaking to reporters, he explained his vision for the Congress as head of the party. "I will change the party high command culture," he said.

Identifying the practice of "constantly referring things up to Delhi" as a problem, he said the party cannot have someone passing resolutions in one sentence saying that the Congress President will decide.
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Gandhis Show Old Habits Die Hard
A day after announcing that he will run for Congress President, Digvijaya Singh today announced that he's dropping out. That decision is based on Mallikarjun Kharge being put forward as the candidate backed by the Gandhis.

"Kharge ji is my leader and my senior. I asked him yesterday if he wanted to contest. He said no. I met him again today. I told him I am with you fully if you are contesting. I can't think of contesting against him. He is filing his nomination and I will be his proposer," said Digvijaya Singh, 75.
Sep 30, 2022 14:54 (IST)
Manish Tewari Extends Support To Mallikarjun Kharge

Congress leader Manish Tewari, who is a part of the G-23 grouping, on Friday extended support to Mallikarjun Kharge in the party's presidential polls against his primary challenger Shashi Tharoor.

"Mallikarjun Kharge is a senior leader of the Congress party. I and Anand Sharma have come to support his nomination here," said Mr Tewari, as quoted by news agency ANI, after reaching the All India Congress Committee (AICC) office in the national capital.

Both Mr Tewari and Mr Tharoor belong to the G-23 grouping of senior leaders within the party. Reports had suggested Tewari was himself thinking of contesting.

"We have come in support of his (Kharge's) nomination. Shashi Tharoor was, is and will be our friend. Those who have spent their entire lives in Congress are here. Digvijaya Singh has shown grace and withdrawn his candidature. It would be good if there is a consensus," Mr Tewari added.

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Mallikarjun Kharge Files Nomination

Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday filed his nomination for the post of party president.

His candidature was proposed by party leaders Ashok Gehlot, Digvijaya Singh,  Pramod Tiwari, PL Punia, AK Antony, Pawan Kumar Bansal and Mukul Wasnik. 

G23 leaders Anand Sharma and Manish Tewari are also proposers for Mr Kharge's candidature.

Sep 30, 2022 14:17 (IST)
Sachin Pilot's Supporters Raise Slogans Outside Congress Office As Ashok Gehlot Arrives

Amid a protracted crisis in the Congress, the supporters of Sachin Pilot gathered at the AICC office in the national capital Friday and demanded that he be elected as the party president or be made the chief minister of Rajasthan.

As soon as Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot arrived at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) office, the supporters began raising slogans in favour of Mr Pilot.

"We want to see Sachin Pilot as the chief minister of Rajasthan or as the national president of Congress," said a supporter of Mr Pilot, as quoted by news agency ANI.

"Rahul Gandhi is also young; the future of India is in the hands of the youth. Till the youth is not given a top post, Congress will not get power. Pilot knows about problems at the ground level and what the party workers go through. We demand he be made the party president," he added, as quoted by news agency ANI.
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Shashi Tharoor To NDTV: Gandhis Are "A Part Of Congress' DNA" But...

Shashi Tharoor, one of the two candidates for the October 17 Congress president election, revealed today that Sonia Gandhi told him "you are most welcome to contest" and that there would be no "official candidate" as her family would stay neutral.

Mr Tharoor said when he met with Sonia Gandhi to inform her about wanting to contest, she didn't try to dissuade him at all.

"If she might have said why do you want to contest, we always do things by consensus, leave it to us, we will find the right person...But there was nothing of that sort. On the contrary, she said exactly the opposite. She said 'we believe the elections are good for the party. If you want to contest, you are most welcome'," Mr Tharoor told NDTV.
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Shashi Tharoor To NDTV On Greatest Strength, Weakness Of PM Narendra Modi

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oratory skill as "impressive".
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