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As BJP attacks Cong over “cosmetic” presidential poll, Cong asks: “Have you ever heard of elections in BJP?” A look

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													Since Sonia became Cong chief in 1998, BJP’s 8 presidents, ‘unanimous’
													
														As BJP attacks Cong over “cosmetic” presidential poll, Cong asks: “Have you ever heard of elections in BJP?” A look
															
					
											
						
														
								
									
										
											
																									
													
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	New Delhi | Updated: September 7, 2022  8:15:33 pm														
													
															
													
												
												


		
		
			
				
			
		
		
			
				
			
		
		
			
				
			
		
		
			
			
			
		
	

											
											
														
														
														
													The current BJP national president JP Nadda (File)THE CONGRESS’s slow and protracted build-up to its presidential election has been the target of BJP attacks, with the party dismissing the whole thing as a “cosmetic and eyewash” exercise and saying it is the Gandhi family that retains real power in it. A party spokesperson likened the process to “a Mughal sultanate-style coronation”.

As a counter, the Congress has said that it is the only party in which elections are held at various levels, “especially for the post of the president”. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said: “In the Congress, elections were held during the time of Narasimha Raoji, Sitaram Kesriji, and when Sonia Gandhiji became the president. But have you ever heard that elections are held in the BJP?”

Sonia Gandhi, though, has been at the helm of the Congress since 1998, barring the period between 2017-19 when Rahul Gandhi held the post. The last time the Congress held an internal poll was in 2000.

In the same period, the BJP has seen eight presidents from different parts of the country.

A look at how, and if, the BJP elects its presidents:

https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/sonia-cong-chief-bjps-8-presidents-unanimous-nominated-8137240/

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