Stage is set for the elevation of Rahul Gandhi as the Congress President. The process began today with filing of the nomination papers. The elections for the top post in the Congress party comes amid the claims of party rebel Shehzad Poonawalla, who said that Rahul Gandhi's election is mere a formality.
The stage is set for the elevation of Rahul Gandhi as the Congress President. The process began today with the filing of the nomination papers by Rahul Gandhi. The elections for the top post in the Congress party comes amid the claims of party rebel Shehzad Poonawalla, who said that "Rahul Gandhi's election is merely a formality as party president elections are fixed, its rigged".
13:31 pm: In a sharp retort, PM Modi slammed Congress by his 'congratulatory message'
Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has claimed that terming the election process as "Aurangzeb Raj" is incorrect. "Anyone is free to contest against Rahul Gandhi, its a totally democratic process", ANI quoted Mani Shankar Aiyar as saying.
12:24 pm: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi takes a dig at Rahul Gandhi
12:19 pm: Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah slammed PM Narendra Modi for questioning the Congress elections
12:06 pm: Navjot Singh Siddhu, the minister in Amrinder Singh's Punjab government, has the best line for the day:
11:49 am: Poonawalla--a secretary in Maharashtra Congress--says the elections is a farce:
11:46 am: BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao taunted Congress with 'pidi' tweet
11:39 am: New era begins, tweets Congress
11:36 am: Sweet words from former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh:
11:23 am: Moments after Rahul Gandhi filed the nomination:
11:18 am: Poonawalla, who is very active on Twitter, made a sarcastic comment on the micro-blogging site:
11:13 am: Senior Congress leaders filed first set of nominations as proposers.
11:06 am: Rahul Gandhi with senior party members.
10:45 am: Rahul Gandhi reaches the Congress Headquarters,files first set of nomination papers.
10:30 am: The party workers seen outside the Congress office in Delhi.
10:35 am: Ahead of the nomination process, various senior Congress leaders praised Rahul Gandhi.
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