Just in:
AIA Hong Kong Wins More Than 20 Accolades at MPF Ratings MPF Awards, BENCHMARK MPF of The Year Awards and Bloomberg Businessweek Top Fund Awards // Infineon and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering jointly develop ship electrification technology // Meta Earth Official Website Launch: The Pioneer Explorer in the Modular Public Blockchain Domain // Samsung Partners National Heritage Board to Bring a Slice of Singapore’s Cultural Heritage to Samsung The Frame TV // In Lok Sabha Polls In Punjab, AAP Is Advantageously Placed As Against Its Three Rivals // Ajman Celebrates Conclusion of Ramadan Activities with Grand Ceremony // Andertoons by Mark Anderson for Thu, 28 Mar 2024 // Universal Language for Healthcare: General Authority Embraces Global Coding System // German Job Market Resilience Bodes Well for Economic Recovery // Hullabaloo About Electoral Bonds May End Up As A Whimper Pre And Post Poll // U.S. Compliance Takes Center Stage at OKX Following Industry Jitters // Renewables Surge Sets Record, But Global Equity Lags // Court Sides with Coinbase on Wallet Service, But Staking Program Remains in Limbo // Experience Ultimate Shopping Freedom at 4.4 Shopee Spree: Don’t Worry, Shop Shopee! // Party Nominees Refusing To Contest: Major Perception Threat For BJP // No running of govt from jail, says Delhi Lt Governor // Experts come together to support updating the city’s nature conservation masterplan // Arvind Kejriwal Gets International Heft Against The Deshi Vishwaguru // Hope for Respite as UAE Endorses UN Plea for Gaza Truce // Emirates Post Speeds Up Deliveries for GCC with Special Day //
HomeIndia PoliticsGehlot says he has made up his mind to contest

Gehlot says he has made up his mind to contest

While several top leaders of Congress like Ashok Gehlot and Shashi Tharoor seem to be ready to contest, chorus is growing louder in the party for Rahul Gandhi’s elevation to the top post with nearly a dozen state units pushing for it amid uncertainty and suspense persisted over whether he would take on the mantle.

The Congress units in Goa, Odisha, Jharkhand and Haryana on Tuesday passed resolutions backing Rahul Gandhi for the post of party president, joining at least eight other Pradesh Congress Committees (PCCs) which have rooted for him.

Besides these, party units in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Maharashtra, and Jammu Kashmir units of the party have passed similar resolutions.

ADVERTISEMENT

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday gave clear signals to Congress MLAs in the state that he has made up his mind to contest for the post of party president if Rahul Gandhi does not contest.

This came four days after Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee unanimously passed a resolution for making Rahul Gandhi the party’s national president and on the day  party leadership indicated that the members of the Gandhi family, including interim party chief Sonia Gandhi, are unlikely to name any official candidate.

Sources on Tuesday said the Gandhi family is unlikely to sign on the nomination papers of any candidate as proposers to show that they would remain neutral and that there is no official candidate.

General Secretary KC Venugopal on Tuesday that it’s up to Rahul Gandhi to decide whether he will contest the election for the party president post, adding that everything will be clear within a week.

Venugopal, who met interim party chief Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday, said, “I had some pending work of the party so I came to meet her.” Venugopal also said that every party worker wants Rahul Gandhi to be the next Congress President.

Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra do not devote enough time and importance to the Congress party and its leaders, president of the party’s Himachal Pradesh unit Pratibha Singh has said, according to a video posted online.

“I feel there is a little generation gap. What our seniors used to do, now the youngsters don’t do that. What Sonia-ji, Indira-ji or Rajiv-ji used to do, today’s generation don’t do that,” Singh told ThePrint in an interview in Hindi and English.

However, the Congress leader later claimed that she was misquoted and urged the website to take down the interview. “An interview published by @ThePrintIndia wrongly quotes my statements. I never made any statement disparaging the Congress leadership and the Gandhi family. The interviewer has taken creative liberties with my statements, misquoted throughout the interview,” Singh said in a tweet.

With inputs from News18

The post Gehlot says he has made up his mind to contest first appeared on IPA Newspack.

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT
Just in:
US reiterates concern over Kejriwal arrest, Cong accounts // Sharpening the Focus: Sharjah Health Department Refines Evaluation Criteria for “Healthy Schools Programme” // In Lok Sabha Polls In Punjab, AAP Is Advantageously Placed As Against Its Three Rivals // Sunshine’s Debut Features Leave Tech World Scratching Its Head // Superland Announced Annual Results for 2023, 2023 Net Profit Increased approximately 39.5% to approximately HK$22.2 million as Compared to the 2022 Adjusted One // Hullabaloo About Electoral Bonds May End Up As A Whimper Pre And Post Poll // Emirati Aid Reaches Ukraine as Food Shortages Bite // German Job Market Resilience Bodes Well for Economic Recovery // Meta Earth Official Website Launch: The Pioneer Explorer in the Modular Public Blockchain Domain // AIA Hong Kong Wins More Than 20 Accolades at MPF Ratings MPF Awards, BENCHMARK MPF of The Year Awards and Bloomberg Businessweek Top Fund Awards // Samsung Partners National Heritage Board to Bring a Slice of Singapore’s Cultural Heritage to Samsung The Frame TV // Konica Minolta is named ASEAN 2023 Market Leader in Colour Light and Mid Digital Production Printers // AI Boost for Galaxy Devices: Samsung Expands One UI 6.1 Update // U.S. Compliance Takes Center Stage at OKX Following Industry Jitters // Ajman Celebrates Conclusion of Ramadan Activities with Grand Ceremony // Experience Ultimate Shopping Freedom at 4.4 Shopee Spree: Don’t Worry, Shop Shopee! // Arvind Kejriwal Was Used By BJP In 2011 Movement To Take On The Congress // Emirates Post Speeds Up Deliveries for GCC with Special Day // Renewables Surge Sets Record, But Global Equity Lags // Lisboeta Macau’s world first LINE FRIENDS PRESENTS CASA DE AMIGO and BROWN & FRIENDS CAFE & BISTRO has officially opened //