Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh was all set to run for the Congress president, but a twist of fate saw him pulling out of the race.
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh on Friday opted out of the election for the post of Congress president.
The entry of Kharge, who is also the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, has made the contest triangular with veteran party leaders Digvijaya Singh and Shashi Tharoor already in the fray
Hours after Rajasthan Chief minister Ashok Gehlot met Sonia Gandhi, his former deputy Sachin Pilot also met the Congress interim chief late on Thursday evening.
Ending all speculation, embattled Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced on Thursday that he would not run for Congress president in the aftermath of the succession fiasco in his state.
Adding more intrigue and interest to the Congress president election, veteran Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh on Thursday collected the nomination forms for the top party post.
As showcause notices were shot off to the Congress leaders in Rajasthan following a rebellious move by MLAs supporting CM Ashok Gehlot, they are figuring out how to respond to them even as they reaffirm their support for the party's high command while taking a mellowed stance.
Rajasthan Chief minister Ashok Gehlot gets a clean chit for the Rajasthan fiasco from the party’s state in-charge, Ajay Maken.
In another intriguing twist to the Congress Presidential election that is set to take place after a gap of almost 21 years, it has come to the fore that senior party leader, party treasurer, and former Railway Minister Pawan Bansal has also taken nomination forms “as a supporter” for someone who wants to contest for […]
A day after the high drama in Rajasthan, Rajasthan Congress in-charge Ajay Maken and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge met party interim chief Sonia Gandhi on Monday.