The upcoming presidential election in the Congress party has deepened the factional divide across States. While the reformists are insisting on greater transparency such as publishing the electoral roll on the party’s website, leaders close to the party’s high command are blaming them for “creating confusion”.
Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor, who is said to be considering contesting the election, formally wrote to the chairman of the party’s central election authority, Madhusudan Mistry, seeking the publication of the electoral rolls for the upcoming election to the post of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) president.
Another Lok Sabha member from Assam, Pradyut Bordoloi, too, has written to Mr. Mistry asking him to make the list of delegates, who make up the electoral college, public.
