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Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025
While Gehlot and Tharoor decided on their candidature after consulting with the Gandhi family, Tiwari may pitch himself in the fray as a rebel candidate.
Gehlot said other "Congress friends" may also contest but what matters is unity and the need to strengthen the organisation at all levels.
He also said a majority of DCCs have passed resolution that Rahul Gandhi should be the president.
In the next few days it would also be clear if a surprise candidate or candidates also throw their hat in the ring.
However, Gehlot, who is set to go to Kochi later in the day, said he will make one last-ditch effort to convince Rahul Gandhi to take up the party president's post.
Tharoor has met Sonia right before the issue of the notification for the Congress president election on Thursday.
Gehlot has put forth certain conditions; to allow holding the positions of the Congress president and of the Chief Minister at the same time.
The state is in a mess. It tops the corruption charts, it again tops the crime list against women and also the unemployment index.
Time and again, Pilot's MLAs have been targetting their own government. The top leadership of the party in Delhi has been upset with this.
Even though no formal discussions on the president took place at the event, party leaders raised the issue during their interactions.
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