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Tharoor's campaign team has also raised "serious issues" in the conduct of the election in Punjab and Telangana.
Kharge is considered the favourite for his perceived proximity to the Gandhis and backing by senior leaders, even as Tharoor has pitched himself as the candidate of change.
Senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge, who is expected to romp home with little sweating, on Saturday joined Congress scion Rahul Gandhi in his Bharat Jodo Yatra (foot march) at Ballari in Karnataka.
MK Ragahavan, MP, asserted that Congress leaders from Kerala will definitely vote for Tharoor even if they may publicly take a stand against him.
With Kharge on serial number 1 and Tharoor on 2 on the ballot paper, writing '1' in front of the name of the preferred candidate would put Tharoor at a 'disadvantage', said the latter's team.
The names of nearly 500 people included in the first list are missing from the second, while 669 new persons have found their way to the new list.
Tharoor dismissed speculation that the ongoing electoral battle with Kharge was one between an official candidate (Kharge) and an unofficial one (himself).
A booth will be set up at the AICC headquarters for senior leaders. A camp booth will be set up for Rahul Gandhi and others who are participating in the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Tharoor firmly believes that the Gandhis would take an impartial stand during the poll.
The former Aruvikkara MLA is among those who have proposed Tharoor's name as a candidate.