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5 ways in which Kharge vs Tharoor mirrors Sonia Gandhi vs Jitendra Prasada election for Congress president’s post

NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Wednesday finally elected its first non-Nehru-Gandhi president in 24 years when former leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge trounced Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor in the election which was held on October 17.

The Times of India · Oct 20, 2022

'Manish Sisodia is today's Bhagat Singh': BJP, Congress seek AAP apology for comparison

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday compared Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia with freedom fighter Bhagat Singh as he was summoned for interrogation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the alleged liquor scam. However, AAP’s rivals BJP and Congress condemned the comparison and demanded an…

The Times of India · Oct 17, 2022

4 reasons why Mallikarjun Kharge may pip Shashi Tharoor at Congress president’s post

NEW DELHI: After a long-lasting drama and several twists and turns, the battlelines for the election to the Congress president’s post have finally been drawn. Leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge seems to have a clear advantage over Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor in the election to…

The Times of India · Oct 1, 2022

Five Congress MPs write to Mistry, express concern over transparency, fairness of party chief polls

The letter came a day after the party launched its ambitious ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ from Kanyakumari to Kashmir on Wednesday.

The Hindu · Sep 10, 2022

Amid rumblings over election procedure, Jairam Ramesh says Congress is united

Congress as a democratic party allows leaders to express their views, says party’s communication chief

The Hindu · Sep 5, 2022

Call for Rahul Gandhi to take on party mantle grows louder

At Congress’ rally against price rise, senior leaders praise Mr. Gandhi’s leadership and direction over the past eight years

The Hindu · Sep 4, 2022

Congress president election exposes deep fault lines

Shashi Tharoor seeks publication of electoral rolls

The Hindu · Sep 2, 2022

Shashi Tharoor writes to Madhusudan Mistry, seeks publication of electoral rolls for Congress president polls

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has written to the party's central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry seeking the publication of electoral rolls for the upcoming election to the post of AICC president, sources said on Friday.

The Times of India · Sep 2, 2022

‘Transparency’ debate continues in Congress

MP Manickam Tagore’s move comes amid calls for electoral roll to be publicly available by some party leaders

The Hindu · Sep 1, 2022

Congress president’s election mired in controversy as leaders question voters’ list

NEW DELHI: The election to the Congress president’s post is getting mired in one controversy or the other with each passing day. In the latest row, senior party leaders have questioned the constitutionality of the voters’ list.

The Times of India · Aug 31, 2022