New Delhi: Amid the uproar in the Congress over the election of Congress President, the time has come today when all the candidates will file their nomination papers. However, as the nomination day approached, political developments also kept changing steadily.
Earlier, two names Shashi Tharoor and Ashok Gehlot were coming out in this race, but after all the meetings held in Delhi on September 29, it has become clear that Gehlot is now out of this race.
Now the picture of two candidates for this post has been cleared. The first name is Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and the second is senior leader Digvijay Singh.
At the same time, there is a possibility that senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge can also participate in this race by filing nomination. Kharge is said to be the Gandhi family’s choice. His name has been in the discussion for a long time.
Who will file nominations at what time?
Nominations for the Congress president’s election will be filed by Friday (September 30). Today is the last day of nomination. It is believed that Digvijay Singh will file nominations at 11 am and Shashi Tharoor at 12:15 pm. However, the picture is not yet completely clear about Mallikarjun Kharge.
How much support from the Gandhi family
Talking about the support of the Gandhi family to the candidates for the post of Congress President, Digvijay Singh has an old relationship with the Gandhi family. He has always been considered special to the Gandhi family. Mallikarjun Kharge is also a trusted leader of the Nehru-Gandhi family.
He also shares good relations with opposition leaders like Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar and CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury.