Indian National Congress (INC) leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi is unlikely to contest for the party president’s election to be held on October 17, news agency ANI reported. This comes even as Congress state committees in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir and Mumbai have passed resolutions supporting Gandhi for the post of party president.
The Wayanad MP has started his Bharat Jodi Yatra which started from Kanyakumari and will run till Jammu and Kashmir. Rahul Gandhi is currently in Kerala and is scheduled to enter Karnataka on September 29.
Notably, the last date for filing nominations for congress party president The election is on 30 September. News agency ANI apprised Congress workers of the situation and said, “Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is unlikely to contest the party’s presidential election as he will not return from Delhi amid the Bharat Jodi Yatra”.
As the elections draw closer to elect the next Congress President, the chorus is again in favor of Rahul Gandhi, who had resigned from the post after the defeat in the 2019 general election. Despite the uncertainty and suspense over whether the Wayanad MP will take over the reins of the party, the “Make Rahul Gandhi AICC president” chorus continues to grow louder in the Congress with more than half a dozen state units so far, putting him at the top. requesting delivery. Post.
On Monday, 19 September, the Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir and Mumbai units of the Congress passed resolutions to elevate Rahul Gandhi to the post of president.
Earlier on Monday, people aware of the situation had informed media outlets that Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor, who is also a member of the G-23 in Congress, had met interim president Sonia Gandhi and asked her to be the Congress president in the upcoming election. was allowed to run.
Further speculation is also rife that Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot may run for the post of President. Some party workers have also informed that Gehlot himself will try to persuade Rahul Gandhi to take over the reins instead of running for the post.
Meanwhile, the Bharat Jodi Yatra started from Cherthala on Tuesday. The yatra, led by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, will cover 15 kms till Kuthiyathodu in Alappuzha.
The 3,500 km march from Kanyakumari to Kashmir will be completed in 150 days and will cover 12 states. From Kerala, the journey will pass through the state for the next 18 days, reaching Karnataka on 30 September. It will be over Karnataka for 21 days before moving northwards. The padyatra (March) will cover a distance of 25 km per day.
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