This is the first Congress president election in more than 20 years with no member of the Gandhi family in the contest
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor visited Rajghat here on Friday and paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi ahead of filing his nomination papers for the party's presidential poll
Gehlot apologises, opts out of race; Sonia to take call on Rajasthan CM
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, who is likely to file his nomination for the Congress president's post, met Shashi Tharoor, who said they agreed that theirs is "not a battle between rivals"
Congress president Sonia Gandhi deputed senior leaders Ambika Soni and Anand Sharma to talk to Gehlot
Amid suspense over who could take on Shashi Tharoor in Congress president polls, party's central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry said Pawan Kumar Bansal got nomination forms collecte
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor got the nomination form for the AICC presidential poll collected from the party headquarters here with sources saying he is likely to file his papers on Sept 30
Gandhi's statement comes amid speculations that Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor might throw their hats into the ring
The statement came after Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot showed interest in running for the post of party chief
Amidst speculation that Shashi Tharoor is likely to contest for Congress chief, K Muraleedharan said the state party would vote only for those who recognise the prominence of the Nehru family
With the process for the Congress Presidential polls opening with the issuance of notification on September 22, it's likely that the main contest will be between Ashok Gehlot and Shashi Tharoor
Sonia Gandhi gave her nod shortly after meeting Tharoor and a few other Congress leaders on her return following a medical check-up abroad, say party sources
Criticising the BJP government over the renaming of Rajpath as Kartavya Path, Congress leader and author Shashi Tharoor questioned the centre that shouldn't all Raj Bhavans become Kartavya Bhavans
Tharoor made the observation while chairing the opening session of "TVM and Connectivity Summit" organised here by Trivandrum Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI)
Shashi Tharoor has written to the party's central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry, seeking the publication of electoral roll for the upcoming poll to the post of AICC president: Sources
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will come out with a biography of BR Ambedkar next month in which he will provide insights into his life
Congress is a democratic party and its Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor is qualified to contest the party's presidential election, KPCC chief K Sudhakaran said
"I am surprised that what I wrote in the article has caught so much attention. I have put some thoughts out there. Beyond that, I have not made any announcement," he said
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said the reports about the possibility of him contesting for the party president's post were "only speculation"
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is contemplating the possibility of running for the post of the party president, the elections for which are due to be held on October 17