A day before the Congress is set to contest the presidential election, candidate Shashi Tharoor said he would work closely with his rival Mallikarjun Kharge if he wins the election.
Speaking to ANI, the Thiruvananthapuram MP said that while he wants to bring about a change in the way Congress works, there is no difference in his ideology with Kharge’s ideology.
News agency ANI quoted Tharoor as saying, “There is no problem with our ideology, but I want to bring about a change in the way we work. Mallikarjun Kharge is a seasoned leader, if he wins, we will naturally cooperate.” will do.” ,
Meanwhile, Shashi Tharoor took to Twitter on Sunday to inform that the election authority for the Presidential election has changed the vote requirement from writing “1” against the name of the preferred candidate to a tick mark.
Tharoor’s team had earlier raised the issue of a directive with the chairman of the party’s Central Election Authority asking PCC representatives to mark “1” against the name of their choice on the ballot paper, with serial number “1”. Mallikarjun is “1” on Kharge and Tharoor. “2”.
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After nearly 25 years, the Congress is set to elect a non-Gandhi as the party president, with senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor competing against each other in a historic election contest on Monday.
Voting will be held on October 17 after which the name of the new party president will be announced on October 19. More than 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) representatives form the electoral college which will elect the party chief in a secret ballot. All . will vote on India The Congress Committee (AICC) has its headquarters in Delhi and more than 65 polling stations across the country. The Central said that the representatives of all the states will vote at their respective polling stations between 10 am and 4 pm for the candidate they support with a ‘tick’ symbol. Election Congress Authority President Madhusudan Mistry.
While party chief Sonia Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are expected to vote at the AICC headquarters, Rahul Gandhi Ballari will vote at the Bharat Jodi Yatra camp in Sanganakallu, Karnataka along with around 40 other Bharat Yatris who are representatives of the PCC. No AICC General Secretary/State In-charge, Secretaries and Joint Secretaries will be allowed to cast their vote in their assigned State.
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