Congress Leader Mallikarjun Kharge Resigns As Leader Of Opposition In Rajya Sabha

HY News 01 October, 2022 01:26 pm IST
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Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday resigned as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha. Kharge had filed his nomination for the election for the party presidential post.

Kharge's proposers for the contest include several big names, including former Chief Ministers Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Digvijaya Singh, and Prithviraj Chavan, former defence minister AK Antony, spokesperson AM Singhvi, and former Union minister Ajay Maken, among others.

Shashi Tharoor also filed his nominations on Friday. Former Jharkhand minister K N Tripathi, who is the third candidate in the contest, has also filed his papers.

In the meantime, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh, who collected his nomination papers on Thursday, dropped out of the contest after meeting with Kharge.

The poll for the Congress Presidential election to elect its first non-Gandhi president in 25 years will be held on October 17, where Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor will be the main contender.

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