Congress polls: Ashok Gehlot throws his weight in the abet of Mallikarjun Kharge, says Shashi Tharoor belongs to elite class

Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday acknowledged feeble celebration chief Mallikarjun Kharge has the skills to fortify the Congress and would emerge as a particular winner in the celebration presidential poll, whereas his rival in the bound Shashi Tharoor belongs to the “elite class”. “Kharge has a long political skills. He has a clean coronary heart, he comes from the Dalit neighborhood and (Kharge contesting election) is being welcomed all over the draw,” he suggested journalists after paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at the secretariat right here.

Gehlot, even handed one of many proposers of Kharge, acknowledged Tharoor is additionally a simply man and has simply thoughts nonetheless he is from the elite class.

“Tharoor is a class apart; he is from elite class nonetheless the extra or less skills which is important to fortify the celebration at sales draw, block and district ranges, that is with Kharge and may probably no longer be when when put next with Shashi Tharoor,” he acknowledged

“Therefore, it would naturally be a one-sided contest for Kharge,” he acknowledged.

Kharge and Tharoor are in an instantaneous contest for the Congress president’s put up.

A Dalit chief from Karnataka, Kharge has emerged as the particular favourite for the Congress president’ put up.

Kharge has resigned as the Chief of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, sources acknowledged on Saturday.

Kharge’s resignation, which the 80-year-feeble chief despatched to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday evening, is according to the celebration’s declared ‘One particular person, One put up’ principle that became presented at the Udaipur ‘Chintan Shivir’ in Might probably maybe maybe also simply.

The polling, if wanted, will probably be held on October 17. The counting of votes will probably be taken up on October 19 and the outcomes will probably be declared the the same day.

More than 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates will vote in the election.

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