Congress veteran had earlier advocated multiple posts for one leader; his tone changed after meeting Rahul Gandhi when he was reminded of the Congress’ new one-person, one-post policy.
The Rajasthan CM, who is set to travel to Kochi for 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' Friday, said he will make one last-ditch effort to convince Rahul Gandhi to take up the party's top post.
Congress communications in-charge Jairam Ramesh said anybody is 'free and welcome' to contest in the election if they have the backing of 10 PCC delegates.
AICC members vote to elect the Congress Working Committee (CWC), party’s highest executive authority. If AICC is ‘nominated’, CWC elections would be a mere formality, if conducted.
Critics say it's a bad strategy to not cover election-bound Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh in the yatra. Congress argues it wants to consolidate the existing voter base.
Speaking to the media on the sidelines of Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Congress leader clarified he was not leading the yatra and was only participating in it.
Party set to hold its next presidential polls on 17 October. Demand for electoral rolls to be made public comes three weeks before filing of nominations begins on 24 September.
Sunday's CWC meet was a perfect forum for Rahul Gandhi to end speculation about his ‘renunciation’ and declare he won't contest the presidential election. But he didn’t say a word.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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