The election notification might be issued on September 22 and the date for the submitting of nominations might be between September 24 and 30
NEW DELHI: The election to the submit of Congress president might be held on October 17 and the outcomes might be declared after relying on October 19 after the Congress Working Committee gave its stamp of approval. The election notification might be issued on September 22 and the date for the submitting of nominations might be between September 24 and 30. The final date of withdrawal of nominations might be October 8.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who had joined the assembly nearly as she is travelling overseas for well being check-ups, presided over the CWC assembly. The election schedule was authorized unanimously, the get together’s organisational in-charge, Mr Ok.C. Venugopal, stated. Together with Mrs Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are additionally overseas and are anticipated to return to India quickly.
The Congress had introduced in October final yr that the election of the brand new get together president might be held between August 21 and September 20 this yr. The interior elections within the Congress have been deferred by a few weeks.
A number of Congress leaders and employees need Rahul Gandhi to take over as get together chief. Insiders declare Mr Gandhi has refused to return as Congress president after he stop in 2019 proudly owning accountability for the get together’s Lok Sabha ballot defeat that yr. Mrs Sonia Gandhi, who took over as interim chief on the get together’s request after her son’s resignation, has already stated “no” to persevering with within the submit, citing well being causes. All three Gandhis have reportedly have made up their thoughts {that a} non-Gandhi ought to lead the get together, a declare that’s always being refuted by the Gandhi loyalists.
Confusion nonetheless persists on who will take over as get together chief. Many declare that Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot is the front-runner. However Mr Gehlot himself says he’ll work exhausting to make sure that Mr Rahul Gandhi turns into the get together chief.
In a decision at its assembly on Sunday, the CWC additionally determined to make the “Mehangai Par Halla Bol” rally in Delhi on September 4 and the launch of the Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari on September 7 “a convincing success”. The Congress has deliberate a rally within the nationwide capital in opposition to the rise in costs on September 4 and a 150-day yatra.
The assembly of the Congress’ apex physique got here within the backdrop of the resignation of get together veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad, who ended his 50-year affiliation with the get together on Friday. Mr Azad was additionally part of the G-23 grouping of change-seekers who had written a letter to Mrs Sonia Gandhi in August 2020. The letter demanded sweeping adjustments within the functioning of the get together. Within the final 14 months, there have a number of main exits from the get together, which embody Kapil Sibal, Jitin Prasada, Ashwani Kumar, R.P.N. Singh, Sunil Jakhar, Amarinder Singh and Sushmita Dev, amongst others.
Amongst these current at Sunday’s assembly was Anand Sharma, who was a part of the G-23 dissident group, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry, Ok.C. Venugopal, former Union ministers Jairam Ramesh, Mukul Wasnik and P. Chidambaram, and Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot together with Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel.
