Cong presidential poll likely to be deferred

August 25, 2022 16:59

The election for the Congress president is likely to be postponed for a few weeks and the final schedule will be decided in the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting scheduled on August 28, party sources said on Thursday.

Earlier it was announced that the election schedule will be from August 21 to September 20.

The sources had said that the election for the post of president has now become a challenge for Congress with the reluctance of Rahul Gandhi to contest the polls.

The Congress party has completed the internal election process till August 20.

The party had announced that the election for the post of president will be held between August 21 and September 20 but despite several attempts, Rahul Gandhi has not cleared his stance till now.

According to sources, the Central Election Authority has made full preparations to complete the election process on time.

The chairman of the authority is waiting for a meeting of the Congress Working Committee which will announce the election dates for the post of chairman and then the authority will notify the same.

Sources said the process seems to remain stuck since Rahul is not willing to contest the election for the post of Congress president, although all the efforts to convince him are still going on.

If the logjam continues, there may be an attempt to agree on one of the names of the leaders like Ashok Gehlot, Mallikarjun Kharge, K C Venugopal, Kumari Shailja and Mukul Wasnik. -- ANI

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