Congress Presidential elections

'May he have a fruitful tenure': PM Modi congratulates Mallikarjun Kharge on being elected Congress President

Mallikarjun Kharge, who was elected the new Congress president after defeating Shashi Tharoor in an electoral contest, is the first non-Gandhi party chief in 24 years.

Oct 19, 2022, 17:52 PM IST

Analysis: THIS will be 1st BIG CHALLENGE for new Congress President

The results of the Congress President`s election will be announced on Wednesday, and among the two contenders, Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor, the former was the senior observer for Rajasthan when a section of MLAs engaged in virtual rebellion by boycotting the CLP meeting.

Oct 18, 2022, 21:28 PM IST

Tharoor vs Kharge: Ashok Gehlot thinks THIS candidate should be Congress prez

Calling the polls a one-sided contest for Kharge, Gehlot said that Kharge has a long political experience, a clean heart, belongs to Dalit community and is welcomed everywhere

Oct 02, 2022, 11:39 AM IST

Congress Presidential poll: It's Mallikarjun Kharge vs Shashi Tharoor as KN Tripathi's nomination rejected

Taking to Twitter, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor posted six forms with the signatures of 60 Congress leaders supporting him. The prominent leaders who supported Tharoor were former Union ministers Soz, Kidwai, four MPs Karti Chidambaram, Pradyut Bordoloi, M K Raghavan and Mohammad Jawaid and Sandeep Dikshit.

Oct 01, 2022, 16:19 PM IST

New Congress president will be Gandhi family’s puppet, says Sushil Modi

Sushil Modi also spoke about Congress Shashi Tharoor whose election manifesto showed a "distorted map of India" with omitted parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh

Oct 01, 2022, 14:56 PM IST

Congress president polls: Kharge resigns as Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha after filing nomination

Meanwhile, former Madhya Pradesh CM Digvijaya Singh dropped out of the Congress presidential race.

Oct 01, 2022, 13:04 PM IST

After Digvijaya Singh, Mallikarjun Kharge enters Congress presidential race, set to file his nomination today

Congress Veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge is all set to run for Congress Presidential Elections. The last date for filing nominations is today.

Sep 30, 2022, 09:26 AM IST

After Jairam Ramesh, Singhvi asks Cong leaders to refrain from commenting on AICC chief candidates

According to sources, Ramesh had sent across a message to the party leaders to "refrain from making any comment of any kind on any colleague... Contesting the elections...".

Sep 24, 2022, 13:40 PM IST

Congress Presidential Poll: After Vallabh's taunt at Tharoor, party asks spokespersons to refrain from commenting on candidates

Vallabh on Thursday had hit out at Tharoor over his probable AICC president poll bid, saying his "only major contribution" to the party was to send letters to Sonia Gandhi when she was hospitalised.

Sep 23, 2022, 13:19 PM IST