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Mallikarjun Kharge asks Sonia to pick new Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha

Digvijaya Singh and P. Chidambaram are among the senior-most party leaders but Mr. Singh may have an edge in the role of Leader of the Opposition

The Hindu

Political Line | The paradox of the Gandhi family fiat

Here is the latest edition of the Political Line newsletter curated by Varghese K. George

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Morning Digest | Kharge represents status quo, I represent change, says Shashi Tharoor; President Murmu to award ‘Swachh Survekshan’ to cleanest cities today, and more

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G-23 members cave in, back Kharge in presidential polls

They ignore Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor who too was a member of G-23; Anand Sharma, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Prithviraj Chavan and Manish Tewari turn proposers of party veteran Kharge

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Mallikarjun Kharge represents status quo, I stand for change that ordinary party workers seek: Shashi Tharoor

I believe that the party deserves to move forward in a positive way; we have the answers to what India needs at this time, especially for those who have been suffering in the past eight years of BJP rule, says the Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, after filing papers for the…

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Gandhi loyalist, ex-UN diplomat in race to lead India's opposition Congress party

An ex-United Nations diplomat and a veteran politician emerged on Friday as contenders to lead India's main opposition Congress party as it prepares to elect a new president from outside the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty for the first time in nearly 25 years.

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Indian opposition party seeks to shed dynastic rule image

India’s main opposition party Indian National Congress is set to choose a non-family member as its next president as it struggles to recover before key upcoming elections

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Mallikarjun Kharge, Shashi Tharoor among three Congress president poll contestants

Digvijaya Singh opts out in favour of 80-year-old Kharge, whose name was proposed by party veterans, including Antony, Gehlot; Former Jharkhand Minister K. N. Tripathi is third candidate

The Hindu

Congress President Election: Mallikarjun Kharge Likely To File Nomination For Congress Chief Post Today

The contest for the post will then be likely to be between Kharge, Digvijaya Singh and Shashi Tharoor. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Three Ashok Gehlot loyalists get notice; no clarity on Congress president poll

With just three days left for filing of nominations, there is talk of a ‘Plan B’ among Gandhi family supporters; so far, only Shashi Tharoor and party treasurer Pawan Bansal have collected nomination forms

The Hindu

Pawan Bansal got Congress presidential poll forms collected, may be for someone else: Madhusudan Mistry

Pawan Bansal, however, later said he was ‘not in the race for party president’s post’

The Hindu

Tharoor faces a steep challenge in winning KPCC votes in AICC presidential polls

Gandhi family's favour eludes potential candidates

The Hindu

Congress presidential poll: Shashi Tharoor exudes confidence, set to file nomination papers on Friday

Tharoor says he has the support of Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi

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Congress presidential poll | Shashi Tharoor exudes confidence, set to file nomination papers on Friday

Tharoor says he has the support of Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi

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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

Morning Digest | Congress Legislature Party to meet in Jaipur today; India on the side that respects U.N. charter, says EAM Jaishankar, and more

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Tharoor set to file papers this week

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

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5 MPs want Shashi Tharoor to continue as IT panel chairman

It includes a BJP MP from Rajya Sabha

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

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

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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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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:

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Vizhinjam Protest: Shashi Tharoor urges Govt to not use force

Though the continued obstruction of access to the port site is problematic, he called on the government to resolve the problem through negotiation

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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

Newslaundry

India’s reaction to the British queen’s death is a measure of its confidence as a republic

“Aao rani hum dhoyenge paalki, yehi rai huee hai Jawhaharlal ki.”

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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

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