The election for the post of Congress president will be held on October 17. The vote counting for the Congress party’s presidential election will be held on October 19 and the results will be declared on the same day.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party’s highest decision-making body which was held on August 28. The Congress party’s interim president Sonia Gandhi along with other top leaders had joined in virtually.
Earlier, the party had declared the presidential election for the new All India Congress Committee (AICC) would be held sometime between August 21 and September 20, 2022.
The nomination process for the post of Congress president has been informed by Congress MP KC Venugopal, which is said to be starting on September 24 and ending on September 30.
“The CWC has resolved to make the ‘Mehangai Par Halla Bol’ rally to be held in Delhi on September 4 and the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ to be launched on September 7 a resounding success,” he added.
Commenting on the upcoming elections, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said: “Anyone can file nomination to contest the Congress president poll; we are the only party to have such a democratic exercise.”
