Election to Congress president post to be held by October 15
The Congress has at last commenced the procedure of its hierarchical surveys long past due that will come full circle with the race of the Congress President by October 15.
The procedure was set moving after the Election Commission gave the gathering six more months time till December to finish its inside races.
With this the procedure of a conceivable redo in the gathering, after its spate of drubbings at the hustings, has additionally picked up energy with insiders saying a meeting of the Congress Working Committee is likely soon.
The gathering, nonetheless, is not clear about the rise of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi as gathering boss.
The CWC, the most elevated basic leadership body of the gathering, had amid its November 2016 meeting consistently settled and asked that it is time Rahul assumes control as gathering boss.
Senior gathering pioneer A K Antony had said that “it was the opportune time for him to assume responsibility” as Congress boss and all CWC individuals would notify Sonia Gandhi of their suppositions, yet the last call will be taken by Sonia.
The gathering’s inner races which are expected at regular intervals need to end by December 31. The gathering has since looked for three augmentations from the Election Commission.
The EC prior turned down the gathering’s solicitation for a year’s expansion for finishing interior surveys and requesting that it finish the custom before the finish of June, however gave additional time.
As per the authoritative survey plan issued by Congress’ Central Election Authority director Mullapally Ramachandran, the race to the post of Congress president will be held between September 16 and October 15.
Ramachandran has additionally asked the all locale Congress boss to end by May 15 their essential participation enrolment drive that began in 2015. He additionally solicited them to distribute the rundown from individuals by May 30.
In the second stage, the race of president, VP and other office bearers of square Congress boards of trustees is required to be finished between August 21 and September 4, while those to area Congress councils are to be finished between September 5 and 15.
After the race to state Congress advisory groups and of AICC individuals and Congress president between September 16 and October 15, the decision of CWC individuals by AICC individuals will be held amid the entire session, dates of which will be reported later.
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