Congress’ new president Mallikarjun Kharge’s test begins now

Congress’ new president Mallikarjun Kharge’s test begins now

Mallikarjun Kharge‘s trial would begin along with his stint as Congress president under the shadow of Sonia Gandhi and her children. Given the Congress establishment’s cultivated working style and instincts of the Congress brass, he will have to tread carefully the ‘Gandhi path’, which links 24 Akbar Road to 10 Janpath-12 Tughlak Lane axis of … Read more

Madhusudan Mistry: Congress’ ‘TN Seshan’ who presided over party’s 6th prez polls in its history

Madhusudan Mistry: Congress’ ‘TN Seshan’ who presided over party’s 6th prez polls in its history

Dubbed “Congress‘ T N Seshan” by many party colleagues, AICC central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry presided over the sixth polls in the party’s history for electing its chief while deftly navigating through talk of uneven playing field and constant media glare. Believed to be a trusted man of former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Mistry … Read more

Congress president polls live | ‘Waiting for a long time,’ says Sonia Gandhi on her successor

Congress president polls live | ‘Waiting for a long time,’ says Sonia Gandhi on her successor

Voting for the Congress presidential polls commenced at 10 a.m. today and will culminate at 4 p.m. Results will be declared on October 19 Voting for the Congress presidential polls commenced at 10 a.m. today and will culminate at 4 p.m. Results will be declared on October 19 Voting started for the Congress presidential elections … Read more

Congress observers return to Delhi, brief Sonia Gandhi as strife in Rajasthan unit worsens over CM’s post

Congress observers return to Delhi, brief Sonia Gandhi as strife in Rajasthan unit worsens over CM’s post

Congress observers returned to Delhi on Monday to give their feedback about political developments in Rajasthan to the party high command, after a failure to hold a meeting of the legislature party to decide on Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot‘s successor. Congress had appointed its senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge and Rajasthan incharge Ajay Maken as observers … Read more

Why are Ashok Gehlot supporters miffed? The Rajasthan political crisis explained

Why are Ashok Gehlot supporters miffed? The Rajasthan political crisis explained

The Congress party saw high drama on Sunday as legislators close to the Ashok Gehlot camp tendered resignation to the Assembly Speaker C P Joshi amid reports of Congress central leadership leaning towards Sachin Pilot as the next chief minister of the state. According to reports, more than 90 party legislators in Rajasthan were miffed … Read more

Congress’s central election authority issues notification for AICC president polls

Congress’s central election authority issues notification for AICC president polls

The Congress‘ central election authority on Thursday issued a notification for the AICC president polls, setting the ball rolling for electing the successor to the longest-serving party chief Sonia Gandhi. In the notification issued, Chairman of the Central Election Authority Madhusudan Mistry, under the power vested in him by provision of Article XVIII of the … Read more

Congress president election to be held on October 17, counting of votes on October 19

Congress president election to be held on October 17, counting of votes on October 19

The elections for the post of Congress party president will be held on October 17, according to ANI. The counting of votes will be held on October 19. The decision was taken by the Congress Working Committee which met under the leadership of President Sonia Gandhi. The filing of nominations for Congress president’s election will … Read more

It’s Congress that has got ‘Azadi’ from Azad: Youth Congress president Srinivas BV

It’s Congress that has got ‘Azadi’ from Azad: Youth Congress president Srinivas BV

Srinivas BV, the president of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) slammed former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, a day after Azad resigned from all posts in the Indian National Congress (INC). Srinivas called the whole incident disturbing as according to him, Azad betrayed the party. “It’s not Azad which has got Azadi from Congress, but … Read more

Bihar: Congress announces support to Grand Alliance stir against price rise

Bihar: Congress announces support to Grand Alliance stir against price rise

Estranged from the Opposition Grand Alliance in Bihar, the Congress on Saturday, however, announced its support to statewide protests proposed by the RJD-led coalition against price rise under the NDA rule at the Centre. BPCC president Madan Mohan Jha directed party workers to extend support to demonstrations which are scheduled across all districts on Sunday, … Read more

Probe agencies being ‘misused’ by Modi government : Congress on ED questioning of Sonia Gandhi

Probe agencies being ‘misused’ by Modi government : Congress on ED questioning of Sonia Gandhi

The Congress on Thursday criticised the Modi-led BJP government for “misusing” central agencies against opposition leaders. The grand old party, which held massive protests against the Enforcement Directorate‘s questioning of Sonia Gandhi, alleging that the ruling dispensation was treating the opposition as its enemies. Gandhi appeared before the ED here for questioning in the National … Read more