More state units back Rahul for party chief, as probable contender Shashi Tharoor meets Sonia | Political Pulse News,The Indian Express
Sources said Sonia told Tharoor she will 'stay neutral' in a contest; resolutions for Rahul now passed by Bihar, TN, Maharashtra.
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HomePolitical PulseMore state units back Rahul for party chief, as probable contender Shashi Tharoor meets Sonia
More state units back Rahul for party chief, as probable contender Shashi Tharoor meets Sonia
Sources said Sonia told Tharoor she will 'stay neutral' in a contest; resolutions for Rahul now passed by Bihar, TN, Maharashtra.
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New Delhi | Updated: September 19, 2022 8:24:49 pm
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi walks with athlete Padmini Thomas during party's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', in Thiruvananthapuram district, September 12, 2022. Congress MPs KC Venugopal and Shashi Tharoor are also seen. (PTI)AS MORE Congress state units passed resolutions urging Rahul Gandhi to take over as president, one of the likely contenders, Shashi Tharoor, met interim party chief Sonia Gandhi Monday. Sources said she told him she would “stay neutral” in the coming presidential elections.
One of the G-23 leaders who wants sweeping changes in how the Congress is run, Tharoor refused to give details of the 40-minute meeting. Some leaders who spoke to him told The Indian Express that Sonia assured him of her neutrality, in other words saying that she will not endorse or back any candidate, and that there will be no official or establishment nominee. The impression Tharoor got is that she was in favour of “a free and fair election” and believed that the party would be strengthened by this, a leader said.
Sources in the Congress had earlier signalled that Sonia had asked Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to lead the party. Her indication to Tharoor that she will stay neutral is significant given that backdrop.
The leaders also said that Sonia did not discourage him from contesting when he said he was considering it, and told her why.
Sources said Tharoor, who is seriously thinking of contesting, wanted to gauge Sonia’s mind on the elections. This is in light of the fact that the G-23 leaders believe resolutions backing Rahul are being passed by the PCCs at the behest of the leadership to prepare the ground for him to “change his mind”.
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