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Explained | How is the Congress president elected?

As leaders mull over who will head the party next, the Congress Working Committee announced that elections will be held on October 17.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Sonia Gandhi to join Bharat Jodo Yatra in Karnataka on Oct 6; Bihar Minister Sudhakar Singh resigns, and more

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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

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Congress president Sonia Gandhi to join Bharat Jodo Yatra in Karnataka on October 6

She was likely to spend a couple of days in Coorg before joining the yatra on Thursday, said a source.

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Ashok Gehlot says he can’t ditch MLAs who stood by him

Rajasthan Chief Minister says he cannot ditch the lawmakers who ‘saved’ his government in 2020

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CM’s “party on bail” comment against Congress leads to war of words

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Mahatma Gandhi birth anniversary | Gandhi Jayanti celebration returns to China’s Chaoyang park after two years

October 2 every year is observed as Gandhi Jayanti to mark the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

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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.

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Amit Shah to visit Jayaprakash Narayan’s village in Bihar on October 11

The Union Home Minister’s visit would be his second to the State in three weeks

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Congress appoints former BSP MP Brijlal Khabri as U.P. unit chief, names six regional heads

Party president Sonia Gandhi also appointed six regional heads in the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee.

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

The Hindu

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

Did Ashok Gehlot just show the Gandhi family’s hold on the Congress is slipping?

The possible recasting of the equation between a provincial heavyweight and the party headquarters is one of the more striking subtexts of Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot’s decision to pull out of the race for Congress president. Far more significant than the undermining of the high command’s writ is the…

Newslaundry

What happens when the Rajasthan Congress crisis lands up at Sonia Gandhi’s doorstep?

A black Innova with four occupants snailed towards a video journalist, standing across the road in front of Congress working president Sonia Gandhi’s official residence in Lutyens’ Delhi, at 5.30 pm on Thursday. With all cameras turned towards Gandhi’s house, a man on the front seat necked out and entreated…

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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.

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

Newslaundry

Malayala Manorama photographer's click sparks speculation about Ashok Gehlot’s case against Sachin Pilot

A photograph by Malayala Manorama photographer J Suresh has triggered speculation that Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot brought a list of “charges” against his former deputy, Sachin Pilot, to a meeting with party president Sonia Gandhi.

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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

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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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Government upgrades Mukesh Ambani's security cover to Z plus

A total of 40-50 commandos could be part of the security unit that works in shifts to provide the cover

The Times of India

Will Ashok Gehlot lose Rajasthan CM’s post?

NEW DELHI: After meeting Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot announced that he would not contest the election for the party chief’s post. After having lost the trust of the organisation’s high command, it is also likely that he may have to wash his hands…

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Ashok Gehlot Opts Out Of The Race For Congress President

Gehlot, who was the front runner in the race before a rebellion by his supporters in Rajasthan, said he apologised to Sonia Gandhi that he could not get a resolution passed despite being the Chief Minister. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Morning digest | Not connected to PFI, says SDPI; R. Venkataramani is the new Attorney General of India, and more

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Sonia Gandhi likely to meet Ashok Gehlot; Digvijaya Singh sets eyes on Congress president election

Former Madhya Pradesh CM is likely to file his nomination for the presidential elections in the Congress party on Thursday

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