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If Gehlot is elected as party president, Congress will be hard pressed to enforce the rule which was widely publicised by its leaders few months back.

New Delhi, Sept 20: After over two decades, the Congress is likely to see a contest for the post of party chief with Shashi Tharoor looking set to enter the fray after his meeting with Sonia Gandhi and Ashok Gehlot being seen as the other contender.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Make Rahul Gandhi AICC president again chorus is growing louder in the Congress with half a dozen state units so far seeking his elevation to the top post, even as uncertainty and suspense persisted over whether he would take on the mantle. India News | Make Rahul Gandhi AICC President Again Chorus Grows Louder in Congress.

After Shashi Tharoor got Sonia Gandhis nod to contest Congress president polls, sources said in case Rahul Gandhi does not contest, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot was being seen as a front-runner.

NEW DELHI, Sept 19: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who is said to be contemplating fighting party chief polls, on Monday endorsed what he said was a petition by a group of young party members seeking reforms and a pledge by AICC president candidates to implement the Udaipur Declaration in entirety, if elected. Tharoor shared the petition on Twitter, which stated that it was an appeal to the candidates in the upcoming election of the Congress president, and said it had […]

He said the petition had been signed by 650 people so far.

Ahead of the Congress presidential election on October 17, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor met Sonia Gandhi at her residence.

Adding to the buzz over the possibility of his contesting Congress president polls, Shashi Tharoor met Sonia Gandhi at her 10 Janpath residence in Delhi on Monday.

New Delhi, Sep. 19 (PTI): The ‘Make Rahul Gandhi AICC president again’ chorus is growing louder in the Congress with half a dozen state units so far seeking his elevation to the top post, even as uncertainty and suspense persisted over whether he would take on the mantle. After Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat units of the Congress passed resolutions that Gandhi should be made party chief, the party’s Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Bihar units also followed suit on Monday. This...

New Delhi, Sep. 19 (PTI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday met Sonia Gandhi and expressed his intention to contest the upcoming AICC chief polls, while the Congress president conveyed that she would stay “neutral” in the elections, sources said. Gandhi welcomed the idea of more people contesting the polls and dispelled the notion that there would be an “official candidate”, they said. The feedback by Gandhi on Tharoor’s desire to contest is being seen...