New Delhi: Congress President Election At last the picture is clear. The main fight will be between Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor, who is backed by the Gandhi family. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Anand Sharma, Prithviraj Chavan, Manish Tiwari of G-23 group were also present while filing Kharge’s nomination papers. Hence Kharge is considered the unanimous candidate of the party.
Today was the last day to fill the nomination form. The name of Digvijay Singh was discussed till last evening. But Mallikarjun Kharge’s name came to the fore after the dramatic events of the night. Digvijay Singh is from the royal family while Kharge is a Dalit leader. Also, the only state in South India where BJP is strong is Karnataka. Elections are also due soon in Karnataka.
A total of three candidates applied on the last day of filing nomination papers. Apart from Kharge, Tharoor, former Jharkhand minister KN Tripathi has also filled the application form. The last date for withdrawal of applications is now October 8.
What is the history of presidential candidates?
Shashi Tharoor – He is the third time Lok Sabha MP from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Tharoor was the Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development in the last term of the UPA government. At present, Tharoor, 66, has completed his post-graduation abroad. He worked as an administrative officer in the United Nations for several decades. Worked with Kofi Annan when he was General Secretary of Samyukta Maharashtra. As of 2013, Shashi Tharoor was the most followed Indian on Twitter. In 2013, Narendra Modi overtook him.
Mallikarjun Kharge – However, the former MP from Karnataka’s Gulbarga constituency lost in 2019. Leader of Congress Group in Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2019. He also served as the Union Railway Minister during the UPA government. Minister in Congress Government in Karnataka, also held the post of President of Karnataka Congress. In-charge of Maharashtra Congress from 2018 to 2020 is also involved in the formation of Mahavikas Aghadi.
Kharge is likely to resign as the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha after submitting his application for the post of Congress President. Because Rahul Gandhi is insisting that one person per post should be implemented in Congress. The same justice was applied to Gehlot as well. That’s why all the drama happened in Rajasthan. Now it is curious whether Digvijay Singh will get this post in the Rajya Sabha.
Kharge is from Karnataka and Tharoor is from Kerala, so whoever becomes the President, it is clear that the next Congress President will be again from South India after 26 years. Prior to this, PV Narasimha Rao was the President from 1991 to 1996. It will also be necessary to see how much the decline of Congress stops during the tenure of the new President.
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