Shashi Tharoor, Ashok Gehlot face-off in race for Congress chief?
2 years, 3 months ago

Shashi Tharoor, Ashok Gehlot face-off in race for Congress chief?

India Today  

As Congress prepares to hold its first presidential election in 22 years, two non-Gandhi candidates have thrown their hats in the ring - party MP Shashi Tharoor and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. However, a large section of Congress workers still want Rahul Gandhi to lead them, with several state units of the party passing resolutions to the effect. After the meeting, Shashi Tharoor felt that Sonia Gandhi was completely supportive and welcomed the idea of a contest for the Congress president's post, sources told India Today. Also Read | Shashi Tharoor to run for Congress president, gets Sonia Gandhi's nod: Sources

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Shiv Sena Fields Shaina NC, BJP Mumbai Candidate List Rumbles Feathers in Party
2 months, 1 week ago

Shiv Sena Fields Shaina NC, BJP Mumbai Candidate List Rumbles Feathers in Party

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena both announced their third list of candidates on Monday evening. While the BJP has 25 candidates on its list, the Sena has 15, two of which have been given to their allies. The BJP's Shaina NC (Yogen Shah) and the Sena's Shaina NC have been given tickets from the …

MVA Reaches Consensus On 210 Seats, Says Sanjay Raut; Mahayuti Likely Finalised Seat-Sharing Formula
Top News
2 months, 2 weeks ago

MVA Reaches Consensus On 210 Seats, Says Sanjay Raut; Mahayuti Likely Finalised Seat-Sharing Formula

ABP News  

The MVA has reached a consensus on 210 seats in the Maharashtra assembly elections, with the Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) on the same page. This agreement is a significant step towards ensuring a united front against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The MVA allies have engaged in discussions with NCP to resolve the issue, and the results of the …

Uddhav, Sharad Pawar To Join Rahul Gandhi For Congress Rally In Mumbai On Aug 20 As MVA Mulls CM Face
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Uddhav, Sharad Pawar To Join Rahul Gandhi For Congress Rally In Mumbai On Aug 20 As MVA Mulls CM Face

ABP News  

Congress is all set to celebrate the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on August 20 in Mumbai. On the day, the Maha Vikas Aghadi leaders Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar will be sharing the stage with Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi as the alliance will likely sound the poll bugle on the day. Besides …

Uddhav meets Rahul in Delhi to firm up seat deal for Maharashtra polls
5 months ago

Uddhav meets Rahul in Delhi to firm up seat deal for Maharashtra polls

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray hinted on Wednesday at his readiness to be considered as the chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, expected in October. Thackeray made these comments following a meeting with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal and other INDIA bloc leaders in Delhi. …

Shashi Tharoor calls Rahul Gandhi ‘Man of the Match’, endorses him as Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha
7 months ago

Shashi Tharoor calls Rahul Gandhi ‘Man of the Match’, endorses him as Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday hailed Rahul Gandhi as the “man of the match” of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, crediting him for the INDIA bloc's performance in the polls. Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and Rahul Gandhi Tharoor, who won his fourth straight election from Thiruvananthapuram in the Lok Sabha polls, told PTI that the message of the mandate …

Shashi Tharoor clinches fourth consecutive victory in T'puram amidst dramatic counting day
7 months ago

Shashi Tharoor clinches fourth consecutive victory in T'puram amidst dramatic counting day

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a nail-biting turn of events, Shashi Tharoor has emerged victorious for the fourth consecutive term in the Lok Sabha elections from Thiruvananthapuram. The day began with a surprising lead by BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrashekar who maintained a steady margin for the first several hours of the count. However, the tide began to turn as counting progressed Tharoor- who …

Lok Sabha elections: Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Raj Babbar, Nishad may cause upsets as per early trends
7 months ago

Lok Sabha elections: Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Raj Babbar, Nishad may cause upsets as per early trends

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Bollywood actor and Congress candidate Raj Babbar was leading against his nearest rival Rao Inderjit Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party by 38,729 votes in the Gurugram Lok Sabha seat as of 11:15am on Tuesday. Minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar was leading ahead of Thiruvananthapuram’s incumbent three-time MP Shashi Tharoor by 8,401 votes. …

UP Congress urges party leadership to field Rahul Gandhi from Amethi, Priyanka from Raebareli
8 months, 1 week ago

UP Congress urges party leadership to field Rahul Gandhi from Amethi, Priyanka from Raebareli

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh Congress on Saturday urged the top party leadership to field Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from Amethi and Raebareli, respectively for the Lok Sabha polls, but no decision was taken at the meeting of the central election committee. Congress leaders Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi Sources said AICC in-charge of party Affairs in Uttar Pradesh Avinash Pandey …

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Key Candidates Rahul Gandhi Hema Malini Gajendra Shekhawat Bhupesh Baghel Arun Govil Shashi Tharoor Rajeev Chandrasekhar
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Key Candidates Rahul Gandhi Hema Malini Gajendra Shekhawat Bhupesh Baghel Arun Govil Shashi Tharoor Rajeev Chandrasekhar

ABP News  

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Key Candidates: In the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Phase 2 polling will see prominent candidates vying for victory across various states in India. LS Phase 2 Key Candidates: Rahul Gandhi, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Shashi Tharoor Gajendra Shekhawat Among Prominent Candidates Kerala: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is seeking re-election from Kerala's Wayanad constituency. Popular …

Lok Sabha 2024: Shashi Tharoor takes ’Pauline epiphany’ jibe as Congress gives ticket to Jaipur Dialogues’ Sunil Sharma
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha 2024: Shashi Tharoor takes ’Pauline epiphany’ jibe as Congress gives ticket to Jaipur Dialogues’ Sunil Sharma

Live Mint  

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor took a swipe at his own party on Saturday over the selection of Jaipur Dialogues director Sunil Sharma as a Lok Sabha candidate from Jaipur. Congress leader Sunil Sharma was one of several candidates named by the grand old party earlier this week. “Our leaders wanted me to contest the elections so the party's high command …

Congress under fire for Jaipur Lok Sabha candidate choice. Shashi Tharoor also takes aim
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress under fire for Jaipur Lok Sabha candidate choice. Shashi Tharoor also takes aim

Hindustan Times  

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday took a swipe at the party's Lok Sabha candidate from Jaipur, Sunil Sharma, after social media users flagged his alleged association with a forum that frequently ridicules opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi. Sunil Sharma's name in the third list of Congress's candidates for Lok Sabha elections set off a social media storm on …

Uddhav Thackeray’s early Mumbai North-West candidate declaration sparks coalition concerns
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Uddhav Thackeray’s early Mumbai North-West candidate declaration sparks coalition concerns

The Hindu  

A day after Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray revealed his party’s candidate for the Mumbai North-West Lok Sabha seat, Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam questioned whether this move violated ‘coalition dharma’ or was an intentional effort to portray his party negatively. Despite the ongoing seat-sharing discussions among the Maha Vikas Aghadi partners, including Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress, …

Elections 2024: Shashi Tharoor To Fight From Thiruvananthapuram, KC Venugopal From Alappuzha
10 months ago

Elections 2024: Shashi Tharoor To Fight From Thiruvananthapuram, KC Venugopal From Alappuzha

News 18  

The Congress party on Friday released it’s first list of candidates ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Lok Sabha Elections 2024 India Date And Schedule Annoucement LIVE The list also mentions that Shashi Tharoor will contest the polls from Thiruvananthapuram, whereas KC Venugopal will fight from Alappuzha. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Friday expressed …

Shashi Tharoor vs Rajeev Chandrasekhar confirmed from Thiruvananthapuram as Cong releases 1st list
10 months ago

Shashi Tharoor vs Rajeev Chandrasekhar confirmed from Thiruvananthapuram as Cong releases 1st list

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Friday released its first list of 39 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The list included prominent leaders such as Rahul Gandhi vying for the LS seat in Wayanad, former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel contesting from Rajnandgaon, and Shashi Tharoor from Thiruvananthapuram. Shashi Tharoor versus Rajeev Chandrasekhar Shashi Tharoor vs. Rajeev Chandrasekhar Congress leader Shashi …

Rahul Gandhi confirmed to be contesting from Wayanad, no discussion on UP seats
10 months ago

Rahul Gandhi confirmed to be contesting from Wayanad, no discussion on UP seats

Hindustan Times  

Rahul Gandhi will be contesting from Kerala's Wayanad, the seat that he represented in the last Lok Sabha including a brief period of his suspension, the central election committee of the party vetted on Thursday -- in the first meeting of the election body meeting. There was no confirmation whether Rahul Gandhi will also contest from Amethi, the seat he …

Shashi Tharoor on possibly contesting against Rajeev Chandrasekhar: Never needed to attack...
10 months ago

Shashi Tharoor on possibly contesting against Rajeev Chandrasekhar: Never needed to attack...

Hindustan Times  

Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said in his political career of 15 years, he never needed to attack his critics and opponents. On the prospect of a strong fight in his constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, as BJP has fielded Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar from the seat, the three-term MP from Thiruvananthapuram said the CPM candidate should not be …

Shashi Tharoor's Lok Sabha polls prediction: ‘BJP to emerge as…'
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Shashi Tharoor's Lok Sabha polls prediction: ‘BJP to emerge as…'

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has predicted the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party will emerge as the single-largest party in the upcoming 2024 general elections. Speaking at the Kerala Literature Festival, Tharoor said the BJP's "numbers can be brought down" to stop it from forming a government. "In Kerala, it is almost impossible to imagine the two major opponents here …

2024 polls may be my last contest to LS from Thiruvananthapuram: Tharoor
1 year ago

2024 polls may be my last contest to LS from Thiruvananthapuram: Tharoor

Hindustan Times  

: Senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that if the party permits him to contest for the fourth time in the 2024 elections, it would be his last election for the Lok Sabha. Tharoor, a member of the Congress Working Committee and one of the popular faces of the party in the country, made the …

Rajasthan polls: Congress holds Central Election Committee meeting to discuss candidate list
1 year, 2 months ago

Rajasthan polls: Congress holds Central Election Committee meeting to discuss candidate list

India TV News  

Rajasthan Assembly elections: A crucial meeting of the Congress Central Election Committee was held at AICC headquarters in Delhi on the shortlisting of candidates for the Rajasthan Assembly elections on Wednesday. Congress president Mallikarun Kharge, CPP chairperson Sonia Gandhi, former party chief Rahul Gandhi, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, AICC in-charge of state Sukhjinder Randhawa, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee chief …

Shashi Tharoor says he’s ‘humbled, grateful’ after Congress top panel inclusion
1 year, 4 months ago

Shashi Tharoor says he’s ‘humbled, grateful’ after Congress top panel inclusion

Live Mint  

Congress Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor, who was included in the Congress Working Committee ahead of the Lok Sabha election, has said that he was ‘humbled and grateful’ to be part of this institution. Shashi Tharoor said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has honoured him and emphasised that the party owes the finest efforts to the numerous Indians aspiring for a more …

Maha Vikas Aghadi will win Mumbai civic polls, says Mumbai Congress chief Varsha Gaikwad
1 year, 6 months ago

Maha Vikas Aghadi will win Mumbai civic polls, says Mumbai Congress chief Varsha Gaikwad

The Hindu  

Varsha Gaikwad, a four-time MLA from the country‘s biggest slum cluster, Dharavi, became the first woman president of the Mumbai Congress unit on Friday. A prominent Dalit face of the Congress, and daughter of former Mumbai Congress chief and Lok Sabha MP, late Eknath Gaikwad, a minister first in the Democratic Front government of the Congress-NCP in 2009 and later …

Shaktisinh Gohil is new Congress chief in Gujarat, replaces Jagdish Thakor
1 year, 7 months ago

Shaktisinh Gohil is new Congress chief in Gujarat, replaces Jagdish Thakor

Hindustan Times  

Ahmedabad: The Congress on Friday appointed Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil as the new Gujarat Congress president ahead of the Lok Sabha elections next year. New Delhi: Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil was appointed as Gujarat Congress president Congress general secretary KC Venugopal announced the decision to appoint Gohil along with changes in Mumbai and Puducherry. Legislator Varsha Gaikwad was appointed …

'He is an experienced leader..': Shinde on Pawar's 2024 election plans
1 year, 8 months ago

'He is an experienced leader..': Shinde on Pawar's 2024 election plans

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Monday reacted to Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar's statement on contesting the 2024 Maharashtra elections as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance, saying the veteran leader is experienced and anyone can think on what he wants. Read here: Sharad Pawar's 'if-then' message for ‘someone trying to break Ajit away’ “He is an …

Last day of campaigning for 1st phase of Gujarat Assembly polls
2 years, 1 month ago

Last day of campaigning for 1st phase of Gujarat Assembly polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Ahmedabad: The campaigning for the first phase of elections in 89 out of the total 182 seats in Gujarat will end on Tuesday. Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda and Union minister Smriti Irani will on Tuesday campaign in Bhavnagar and Gandhidham, respectively, for the BJP candidates contesting in the first phase. Former Gujarat minister Parshottam Solanki, six-time MLA …

Shashi Tharoor’s political ambitions can put the Congress on test
2 years, 1 month ago

Shashi Tharoor’s political ambitions can put the Congress on test

The Hindu  

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s recent hectic five-day Malabar tour that has got the Congress’ Kerala leadership hot under the collar is intricately connected to the party’s Delhi intrigues and the events that followed his unsuccessful run in the party’s presidential election. In a deeply one-sided election, with the party’s machinery standing firmly behind the present president Mallikarjun Kharge, Mr. …

May he have a fruitful tenure ahead: PM Modi congratulates Mallikarjun Kharge on being elected as Congress president
2 years, 2 months ago

May he have a fruitful tenure ahead: PM Modi congratulates Mallikarjun Kharge on being elected as Congress president

Firstpost  

Kharge who defeated Shashi Tharoor in an electoral contest has become the party’s first non-Gandhi president in 24 years. He will take charge on 26 October New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on his election as party president on Wednesday and wished him a fruitful tenure. @kharge — Narendra Modi October 19, 2022 Kharge was …

India’s opposition Congress party elects new president
2 years, 2 months ago

India’s opposition Congress party elects new president

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s main opposition Congress party elected Mallikarjun Kharge as its new president on Wednesday in a contest in which the Nehru-Gandhi family, which has led the party for more than two decades, did not compete. Interim party President Sonia Gandhi and her son, Rahul Gandhi, announced last month that no one from the family would seek the …

Shashi Tharoor congratulates Mallikarjun Kharge after losing Congress president polls. Here's what he said
2 years, 2 months ago

Shashi Tharoor congratulates Mallikarjun Kharge after losing Congress president polls. Here's what he said

India TV News  

Congress presidential poll candidate Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday congratulated Mallikarguna Kharge on becoming AICC chief. The Thiruvanantharuram MP who had written to the party's chief election authority, just a few hours before the result, flagging "extremely serious irregularities" in the conduct of the election in Uttar Pradesh and demanded that all votes from the state be deemed invalid, issued a …

Congress President Poll: Tharoor Bracing for Defeat? His Cryptic Tweet Might Offer a Hint
2 years, 2 months ago

Congress President Poll: Tharoor Bracing for Defeat? His Cryptic Tweet Might Offer a Hint

News 18  

Senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor face-off in a historic elections today as voting for the post of All India Congress Committee President began on Monday morning. Tharoor posted an ambiguous quote in Hindi, saying “we fight some battles only so that history can remember that the present was not silent.” Tharoor had earlier alleged that he was …

Tharoor says ‘establishment’ with Kharge as Congress votes to elect president
2 years, 2 months ago

Tharoor says ‘establishment’ with Kharge as Congress votes to elect president

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the final showdown between senior Congress leaders for party chief post, Shashi Tharoor, one of the two candidates, said that the revival of the grand old party has begun whatever the outcome. Tharoor was responding to a tweet by party colleague Salman Soz who hailed Tharoor's “courage against heavy odds” and the “determination of our dedicated volunteers.” Congress …

Congress President Election Today, Know How Party Delegates Will Vote To Choose Their New Chief
2 years, 2 months ago

Congress President Election Today, Know How Party Delegates Will Vote To Choose Their New Chief

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Congress party gets set to have a non-Gandhi president in more than 24 years as senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor will face off in an electoral contest on Monday. According to news agency PTI, electors in the Congress presidential polls were asked to put a tick mark against the name of their choice on …

Shashi Tharoor vs Mallikarjun Kharge: How Congress will pick its first non-Gandhi president in 24 years
2 years, 2 months ago

Shashi Tharoor vs Mallikarjun Kharge: How Congress will pick its first non-Gandhi president in 24 years

Firstpost  

In a historic election, over 9,000 delegates will pick a party chief in a secret ballot. The Grand Old Party is all set to pick a non-Gandhi president in more than 24 years, as senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are up against each other in an internal election. Visuals from AICC Headquarters, Delhi pic.twitter.com/bPwfdv1kZ0 — ANI October 17, …

Who will be new Cong chief? Tharoor vs Kharge - face-off of many firsts| Top 10
2 years, 2 months ago

Who will be new Cong chief? Tharoor vs Kharge - face-off of many firsts| Top 10

Hindustan Times  

As Congress looks for revival, ahead of upcoming state polls and the highly crucial 2024 national elections, the grand old party on Monday is holding elections for the post of the president. It’s a battle of the veterans where Mallikarjun Kharge is facing Shashi Tharoor after all the high drama - in the last few weeks - of other leaders …

Who will be new Cong chief? Tharoor vs Kharge - face-off of many firsts| Top 10
2 years, 2 months ago

Who will be new Cong chief? Tharoor vs Kharge - face-off of many firsts| Top 10

Hindustan Times  

As Congress looks for revival, ahead of upcoming state polls and the highly crucial 2024 national elections, the grand old party on Monday is holding elections for the post of the president. It’s a battle of the veterans where Mallikarjun Kharge is facing Shashi Tharoor after all the high drama - in the last few weeks - of other leaders …

Kharge, Tharoor fight it out in historic election, Congress set to get 1st non-Gandhi president after 24 years
2 years, 2 months ago

Kharge, Tharoor fight it out in historic election, Congress set to get 1st non-Gandhi president after 24 years

India TV News  

After much Kharge vs Tharoor uproar, Congress members across the country lined up to vote for their next party president, who, this time would be the first non-Gandhi party chief in 24 years. "I have been waiting for a long time for this day," Congress chief Sonia Gandhi told reporters after voting at the All India Congress Committee headquarters here. …

It’s Mallikarjun Kharge v Shashi Tharoor today for Congress helm
2 years, 2 months ago

It’s Mallikarjun Kharge v Shashi Tharoor today for Congress helm

Hindustan Times  

At least 9,200 Congress delegates across the country will cast their votes on Monday to elect the party’s 37th president since Independence in an election that could change the course of the Congress. While Tharoor’s campaign appeared to pack a punch, many party insiders see Kharge as the possible winner, with backing by a large section of the party establishment …

Kharge vs Tharoor: Congress set for non-Gandhi president after 24 years
2 years, 2 months ago

Kharge vs Tharoor: Congress set for non-Gandhi president after 24 years

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor will face-off in an electoral contest on Monday for the post of AICC chief, as the party gets set to have a non-Gandhi president in over 24 years. While party chief Sonia Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are expected to vote at the AICC headquarters here, Rahul …

It's Kharge vs Tharoor today: Here's a lowdown on Congress president election
2 years, 2 months ago

It's Kharge vs Tharoor today: Here's a lowdown on Congress president election

Hindustan Times  

After years of internal conflicts and pandemic-led delay, the All India Congress Committee is all set to elect its new president on Monday. Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge is in a head-to-head battle against Kerala MP Shashi Tharoor to replace the post currently held by interim chief Sonia Gandhi. Congress Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor and veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge go …

Congress to choose between Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor
2 years, 2 months ago

Congress to choose between Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor

The Hindu  

The Congress is all set to witness a contest between Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor and party veteran Mallikarjun Kharge in the party’s presidential polls on Monday. Whether Kharge sahab wins it or I win, I am of the view that the Congress should emerge victorious,” Mr. Tharoor told reporters at the Uttar Pradesh Congress headquarters. The Lok Sabha member …

Anita Katyal | Tharoor runs a lively campaign; what if Sourav joins Trinamul?
2 years, 2 months ago

Anita Katyal | Tharoor runs a lively campaign; what if Sourav joins Trinamul?

Deccan Chronicle  

The run-up to the October 17 election of the next Congress president turned out to be quite a lively affair. According to Congress state leaders Mr Shukla is covertly helping the BJP in Himachal Pradesh given his old ties with former BCCI office bearer and friend Union sports minister Anurag Thakur. West Bengal chief minister and Trinamul Congress chief Mamata …

Congress president election |Some leaders openly supporting Kharge disturbs level-playing field: Shashi Tharoor
2 years, 2 months ago

Congress president election |Some leaders openly supporting Kharge disturbs level-playing field: Shashi Tharoor

The Hindu  

Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor on Thursday lamented that some leaders had openly come out in support of his poll opponent Mallikarjun Kharge and even summoned meetings in his favour, saying it disturbed the level-playing field. Seeking votes from delegates at the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee office in New Delhi, Mr. Tharoor said he wanted to bring a "change" in …

Congress chief polls: Won’t corner Gandhi family; will follow their ideology: Kharge
2 years, 2 months ago

Congress chief polls: Won’t corner Gandhi family; will follow their ideology: Kharge

Hindustan Times  

Senior Congress leader and a contender for the party’s presidential elections Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said that if he gets elected as the party president, he won’t corner party’s incumbent president Sonia Gandhi and her family but will follow the grand old party’s ideologies to win support. Mallikarjun Kharge MP & candidate for Presidentship of Indian National Congress along with …

Congress presidential election | Shashi Tharoor says will call for CWC elections if elected party chief
2 years, 2 months ago

Congress presidential election | Shashi Tharoor says will call for CWC elections if elected party chief

The Hindu  

Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday asserted that if he becomes the All India Congress Committee chief, he would fully implement the party's existing constitution which requires Congress Working Committee elections and revival of the parliamentary board that has been dormant for a quarter-century. In an interview with PTI, Mr. Tharoor also said the Congress must decentralise authority and …

Congress President Election: Shashi Tharoor releases poll manifesto, pitches for limiting state chiefs' term
2 years, 3 months ago

Congress President Election: Shashi Tharoor releases poll manifesto, pitches for limiting state chiefs' term

India TV News  

Congress President Election: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has favoured limiting the term of office for state presidents in the party and called for Congress to be revived and re-energised to take on BJP in the 2024 general elections. This, I believe will make Congress politically fit to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP in the 2024 general …

Cold response from TNCC, but Shashi Tharoor firm on contesting
2 years, 3 months ago

Cold response from TNCC, but Shashi Tharoor firm on contesting

The Hindu  

In a predictable turn of events, Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor received a muted response from well-known faces of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee, who stayed away from his campaign at Sathyamurthy Bhavan on Thursday. Mr. Tharoor, however, has defiantly said that he wouldn’t withdraw his nomination for the Congress President’s election, scheduled on October 17. Responding to the question about …

It’s secret ballot, no one will know who voted for whom: Tharoor on Congress presidential election
2 years, 3 months ago

It’s secret ballot, no one will know who voted for whom: Tharoor on Congress presidential election

Hindustan Times  

In an apparent bid to encourage more Congress delegates to vote for him as he makes an aggressive bid for the party’s top post, senior leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said it was a secret ballot and there would be no way to find out which state voted for which candidate. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is one of the candidates …

Congress leaders ‘cold shoulder’ Shashi Tharoor
2 years, 3 months ago

Congress leaders ‘cold shoulder’ Shashi Tharoor

The Hindu  

It seems as if there is a wide gap between the Congress party leaders and Shashi Tharoor, the contesting candidate for the president post of the All India Congress Party. This was clearly visible with no Congress delegates present when Mr. Tharoor arrived at a private hotel on Monday. Surprisingly, there was no information about the visit of Mr. Tharoor …

DC Edit | Family still pre-eminent as Congress in election mode
2 years, 3 months ago

DC Edit | Family still pre-eminent as Congress in election mode

Deccan Chronicle  

The Congress has finally entered the election mode with two candidates engaged in a straight fight for the post of president of the All India Congress Committee. There has not been much change since then: Sonia Gandhi who succeeded Kesri gave way to her son Rahul Gandhi only to return to the job after the Gandhi scion quit midway. Both …

Congress President Polls: No G-23, It Was Media's Idea, Says Tharoor; Gehlot ‘Will Continue to Serve Rajasthan’
2 years, 3 months ago

Congress President Polls: No G-23, It Was Media's Idea, Says Tharoor; Gehlot ‘Will Continue to Serve Rajasthan’

News 18  

Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that there “never was” a G23 group, and that it was all the media’s idea, adding that there were only 23 people available to sign the form due to the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who bowed out of the election race on Friday following a political crisis in the state, …

CEA issues dos and don’ts for ‘fair’ Congress presidential election
2 years, 3 months ago

CEA issues dos and don’ts for ‘fair’ Congress presidential election

The Hindu  

In an effort to ensure neutrality in the Congress presidential poll on October 17, the party’s Central Election Authority on Monday issued a code of conduct that barred office-bearers from campaigning for any candidate. The CEA’s note is significant in the backdrop of Mr. Kharge being labelled as an “establishment candidate” while Mr. Tharoor is viewed as the challenger of …

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