The Indian National Congress will elect its next president in the ongoing 2022 presidential election, which is a party internal election. On October 17, 2022, a vote will be cast, and on October 19, 2022, the results will be tallied.
Rahul Gandhi’s resignation as party leader on August 10th, 2019, set off the election. Sonia Gandhi, a previous president, was chosen to serve as acting president by the party’s governing body, the All-India Congress Committee. The COVID-19 outbreak forced a postponement of the presidential election until 2022.
Brief history
2017 saw the majority vote for Rahul Gandhi to become president. Gandhi resigned, though, as a result of the party’s dismal showing in the 2019 Indian general election.
The party’s praesidium chose Sonia Gandhi to serve as acting president. Sonia Gandhi, the mother of Rahul Gandhi, led the party for the longest time, from 1998 to 2017.
News sources claimed that Rahul Gandhi would probably not run for office. Rahul Gandhi will not submit a nomination for the election, as per Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh. Ashok Gehlot was informed by Rahul Gandhi that no Gandhi family member should be the next president.
Latest updates on Presidental elections for the Indian National Congress (INC) in 2022:
Rajya Sabha Member Pramod Tiwari announced on Friday that senior Congress politician Mallikarjun Kharge will run for party president. In order to help Ajay Maken and the state’s political turmoil, Mallikarjun Kharge, one of the AICC’s observers, visited Rajasthan. While everything was going on, Digvijaya Singh, who had been speculated to be running, withdrew.
Currently, Shashi Tharoor, the leader of the Congress, will submit his nominees. As the party said that a decision will be made in a day or two, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot decided not to run. This also increased the uncertainty about whether he would remain in that position. Other names being talked about are Mukul Wasnik and Kumari Selja.
Sachin Pilot, a former deputy chief minister of Rajasthan, claims to have met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday night. During their meeting, they spoke in-depth about the current developments in the state and shared their opinions. In a statement to the media, Pilot stated, “I have discussed the events of Jaipur in depth. I have sent Congress President Sonia Gandhi my thoughts and criticism. We all want to put in a lot of effort and win the Rajasthan elections in 2023. We will also need to collaborate to accomplish that.”
Hours prior to their encounter, Pilot’s archenemy and chief minister Ashok Gehlot met with her and later declared that he would not run for president of the Congress after accepting moral responsibility for the political situation in his state. Gehlot also added that Gandhi would decide whether or not to keep him as chief minister.
The President’s Election Crisis in Congress
KN Tripathi will run for Congress president.
KN Tripathi, Leader of the Jharkhand Congress, announced on Friday that he would run for party president and submit his nomination today.
I will submit my nomination today (for the Congress President post). The party’s leaders, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, have said they are neither inviting nor discouraging anyone from running for office. Instead, they are waiting to see what the party’s grassroots members want: in Jharkhand, KN Tripathi, a Cong leader
Shashi Tharoor will submit his nomination as well as speak to the media.
I am happy to announce that I will file my nomination papers at the @INCIndia HQ, 24 Akbar Rd. A press conference will start at my house, 97 Lodhi Estate, later. Both of these will be live on my social media accounts.
Digvijay Singh says he will recommend Mallikarjuna Kharge now that he is out of the race.
After meeting Mallikarjun Kharge, Digvijaya Singh, who had intended to submit the nomination, has now pulled out of the race for the Congress presidential nomination. He claimed that he has spent his entire career working for Congress and that this will not change.
In addition, he asked that no compromises be made in the fight against communal forces, the devotion to Congress, or the rights of Dalits and Adivasis.
He stated: “Kharge Ji indicated he was unsure when I asked him yesterday if he wanted to run for office. I went back to his house today to ask again after learning through the media that he would be running for office. I informed him that he was a senior leader and that I could not even consider challenging him. Therefore, I shall now suggest Mallikarjuna Kharge for the position of president.”
According to Gehlot, all high-ranking officials also chose to back Kharge’s candidacy.
Ashok Gehlot, the chief minister of Rajasthan, announced on Friday that all top leaders had chosen to support Mallikarjun Kharge’s candidacy for the position of party head. After seeing the senior leader at his home on Rajaji Marg 10, Gehlot, who stated on Thursday that he would not run for office, also proclaimed his support for Kharge. Gehlot also informed reporters in front of Kharge’s home, “All top leaders have jointly decided on Kharge’s bid.”
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