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Shashi Tharoor must withdraw: Chinta Mohan

‘A Dalit community member is getting an opportunity to become AICC president’

The Hindu

Will not withdraw from contest, says Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor

Congress needs to be strengthened to take on BJP, says senior party leader

The Hindu

Congress presidential polls | CEA issues dos and don’ts for ‘fair’ election

Central Election Authority issues code of conduct barring office-bearers from campaigning for any candidate; Shashi Tharoor hails the move

The Hindu

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All in Congress wish to take on BJP, not each other: Shashi Tharoor

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said all in the party wish to take on the BJP rather than each other.

The Times of India

No family man: On the Gandhis and the Congress president election

The Congress is on the right track, but the Gandhis must not play favourites in the contest

The Hindu

Congress Bharat Jodo Yatra 25 day: Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi in Mysuru

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi along with party leaders attended an event at Badanavalu, Mysuru to mark the 153rd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, on the 25th day of Bharat Jodo Yatra. Read more on Dynamite

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I am in Congress president race to strengthen party, says Mallikarjun Kharge

The 80-year-old leader says he had reached out to rival candidate Shashi Tharoor to pitch for a ‘consensus’ candidate, declares that his fight will focus on rising unemployment and inflation

The Hindu

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CPI will formulate alternative economic programmes at party congress, says D. Raja

CPI general secretary says Congress should accept the new political situation and be accommodative to other parties

The Hindu

Congress president polls | Open to public debate, will evoke people's interest in party, says Shashi Tharoor

Tharoor said the Nehru-Gandhi family has held and will always hold a special place in the hearts of Congress party members.

The Hindu

Congress president polls: Ashok Gehlot throws his weight behind Mallikarjun Kharge

Ashok Gehlot said Shashi Tharoor is a good man but he is from the elite class.

The Hindu

Shashi Tharoor: the president the Congress needs but won’t get

He knows enough about the party but is not caught in its intrigues; and he knows better than most others how to represent it before the expanding Indian middle class

The Hindu

Tharoor-Kharge contest unlikely to be a close race in Kerala

A.K. Antony’s support for Kharge could prove to be a game changer, say insiders; KPCC president says members can vote as per their will; Tharoor may get youngsters’ backing

The Hindu

Congress president polls | It’s Mallikarjun Kharge vs Shashi Tharoor as Tripathi’s nomination is rejected

Congress poll panel chairman Madhusudan Mistry said Mr. Tripathi's form was rejected as the signature of one of his proposers did not match and another proposer's signature was repeated.

The Hindu

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

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Political Line | The paradox of the Gandhi family fiat

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

The Times of India

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 Hindu

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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The Hindu

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…

Reuters

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.

The Independent UK

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

The Hindu

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

Dynamite News

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:

The Hindu

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’

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