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Real revolt or fixed match? Rajasthan Congress unit keeps all guessing

NEW DELHI: The sensational boycott by loyalist MLAs of Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot of the legislature party meeting convened to select his successor has raised a question mark about the Congress presidential election in which the satrap is seen as the leadership's choice and the putative party chief.

The Times of India

A battle of opposites for Congress president's post

while Ashok Gehlot is a hardcore politician who is known to eat, sleep and breathe politics, Shashi Tharoor is a man of many parts — an author, politician, and a former international civil servant — straddling several worlds of experience

The Hindu

At least 92 Rajasthan MLAs threaten to quit if Sachin Pilot is made CM

Congress Legislature party meeting fails to take place as Gehlot loyalists say ‘anyone responsible for the failed 2020 coup’ against the current CM should not be given the reins of the government

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Congress presidential polls | As Ashok Gehlot throws his hat in the ring, Sachin Pilot supporters upbeat about his rise as CM

Some also want Ashok Gehlot to continue as Rajasthan CM even if he heads the Congress

The Hindu

Congress Legislature Party in Rajasthan to meet on Sept. 25

Mallikarjun Kharge appointed observer by Sonia Gandhi to attend the discussions that will likely be on a new chief ministerial candidate to replace Ashok Gehlot, who is contesting the party president election

The Hindu

Tharoor set to file papers this week

In the middle of electoral process, Sonia Gandhi meets Anand Sharma

The Hindu

The wizard of politics | Ashok Gehlot

The Rajasthan Chief Minister, who could succeed Sonia Gandhi as the Congress president, faces an uphill task of turning around the prospects of a party weakened by defections, divisions and back-to-back electoral defeats

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Congress Legislature Party meeting in Rajasthan on September 25

Meeting likely to discuss Ashok Gehlot’s successor

The Hindu

Congress president election | Shashi Tharoor set to file papers next week

In the middle of electoral process, Sonia Gandhi meets Anand Sharma

The Hindu

Abhishek Manu Singhvi asks Congress leaders to refrain from commenting on AICC president candidates

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Saturday urged party leaders to refrain from commenting on their colleagues applying for the post of AICC president and said "fair-minded democratic free speech values" that the party has championed must be maintained.

The Times of India

Congress president election is sham, alleges BJP

NEW DELHI: While the main opposition Congress party is gearing up for its presidential election, its main rival BJP has termed the exercise fake and sham.

The Times of India

Ashok Gehlot announces run for Congress president, say Sonia Gandhi will pick his successor

Rajasthan Chief Minister says ‘one man, one post’ debate unnecessary

The Hindu

Man of the system: How Jagdish Chandra uses TV news to please the powerful

There is a video of Narendra Modi that his detractors regularly fish out. It’s an off-record tidbit from an interview with ETV news network, shot days before the declaration of the 2014 Lok Sabha election results. As the cameras prepare to roll, a crew member offers a glass of water…

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Gourav Vallabh slams Shashi Tharoor, backs Ashok Gehlot for AICC chief

Vallabh's remarks were in reference to the letter sent by a group of 23 leaders, including Mr. Tharoor, to Sonia Gandhi in 2020 seeking large-scale reforms in the party

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Rahul Gandhi wants ‘one-man, one-post’ commitment to be honoured

The former Congress chief’s stance makes it clear that Ashok Gehlot will have to give up his chief ministership if he gets elected as the next party president

Dynamite News

Congress to get new President on 19 October, know election schedule

If there are more than one nominations, the election will be held on 17 October. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Congress issues notification for AICC president polls

The process of filing the nomination will take place from September 24 to September 30 and the results will be declared on October 19

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Ready to take up any responsibility that Congress gives me, says Ashok Gehlot

Rajasthan CM says he will make one last-ditch effort to convince Rahul Gandhi to take up the Congress president's post

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Sonia Gandhi, Rahul permission not required to contest in presidential poll, says Congress party

“No other political party in the country holds elections to select their party chief” said Jairam Ramesh

The Times of India

5 reasons why Ashok Gehlot has edge over Shashi Tharoor in Congress president's election

NEW DELHI: Congress's Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor met party president Sonia Gandhi on September 19 and got the latter’s approval to contest the organisation's presidential election. With this development, it appears that the presidential poll would be contested between Tharoor and Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, provided no one…

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After Gehlot covenes late-night meeting, Rajasthan Minister says State MLAs to reach Delhi if CM files nomination

Ashok Gehlot convened an informal late-night meeting of Rajasthan MLAs ahead of his Delhi visit

The Hindu

KPCC hopes to avoid a Gehlot-Tharoor contest

It views such a contest as not advantageous for party’s cohesion in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls

The Times of India

Amid Congress chief poll buzz, KC Venugopal meets Sonia Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Amid buzz over the Congress president polls, the party's general secretary organisation KC Venugopal met AICC chief Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Congress presidential polls may pit Gehlot against Tharoor; EC seeks limits for cash donations to parties, and more

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