Will Digvijaya Singh Withdraw From Race For Congress Chief? What He Told NDTV

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh will contest the internal election for the party's President and will file his nomination tomorrow. In an interview with NDTV, Mr Singh denied he was a candidate "authorised" by the Gandhis to contest the election to the party chief's post. "They [Gandhis] have said everyone is free to contest. I am not their 'authorised' candidate. I'd like to request everyone to vote for me if they think I deserve the post," Mr Singh told NDTV. "When I saw that [Rajasthan Chief Minister] Ashok Gehlot may not contest the election, I thought maybe I should contest. I will definitely file the papers," Mr Singh said. He, however, declined to say whether he would withdraw his candidature. "I will see," he added.