Congress President Elections LIVE: KC Venugopal arrives at Sonia Gandhi's residence
Congress President Elections LIVE: KC Venugopal arrives at Sonia Gandhi's residence
11:18 (IST)
Congress President Election Crisis
Discipline in Congress party under Soniaji, says Ashok Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wendesday said that the internal issues that have cropped up within the Congress party ahead of the president's election will be resolved soon. He said the party has internal discipline, which helped it "survive the decline in Lok Sabha numbers" and it continues to be a national party. "There is discipline in the party under Soniaji," he said, according to PTI.
"The events being reported by the media are small issues which keep happening. The media may have its own perspective on these events," he added. Gehlot said fighting issues the country is facing is more important for them.
10:45 (IST)
Congress President Election Crisis
KC Venugopal reaches 10 Janpath
Congress leader KC Venugopal has reached interim president Sonia Gandhi's residence 10, Janpath in New Delhi. Venugopal was sent to Delhi from Kerala by Rahul Gandhi after the political drama broke out in Rajasthan, ANI reported.
10:25 (IST)
Congress President Election Crisis
Digvijaya Singh to file nomination on 30 September
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday night left Kerala for Delhi and is likely to file his nomination for the election to the party president’s post.
Congress President Elections LIVE | Congress leader KC Venugopal has reached interim president Sonia Gandhi’s residence 10, Janpath in New Delhi. Venugopal was sent to Delhi from Kerala by Rahul Gandhi after the political drama broke out in Rajasthan, ANI reported.
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday night left Kerala for Delhi and will visit the party office today to take the nomination papers from Central Election Authority for the election to the party president’s post.
According to reports, Singh will submit his nomination papers on 30 September as the CEA chairman is currently out of Delhi.
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh to reach the party office today, after which he’ll take the nomination papers from Central Election Authority; all formalities completed.
Singh will submit his nomination papers on Sept 30 as the CEA chairman is currently out of Delhi.
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— ANI (@ANI) September 29, 2022
AICC general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal was also in the same flight from Kerala to Delhi.
Singh and Venugopal were participating in the party’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ which was currently in Kerala.
Singh is likely to hold a meeting of his supporters at night.
The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister is the latest entrant in the fray for the party chief’s election, even as the fate of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot contesting the party chief’s election is uncertain.
With inputs from agencies
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