The fight for congress president will just be between Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor as the application of former Jharkhand minister KN Tripathi was rejected today.
Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday tendered his resignation as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha as he has filed nomination papers to contest the post of president of his party.
On Friday, Senior Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor, Mallikarjun Kharge and Jharkhand Congress leader KN Tripathi filed their nomination
On Thursday, Congress senior leader Digvijaya Singh joined the race for the post of Congress President.
Senior Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor will file a nomination for the post of party President on September 30, as per sources.
Setting aside the speculations for the possible candidates for the upcoming party presidential post, congress leader Jairam Ramesh retreated on Tuesday they all are "welcome to contest" for the post.
