Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Highlights
- Sonia Gandhi casts her vote for the post of Congress President
- Party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also cast her vote
- I have been waiting for this day for a long time: Sonia Gandhi
Congress Presidential Election: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday said she had been waiting for this day for a long time after voting began for the election of the party’s next president. Sonia Gandhi casts her vote at the party headquarters. Party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also cast her vote with him. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also cast his vote after reaching the Congress headquarters. “I was waiting for this day for a long time,” Sonia Gandhi said in response to questions from reporters ahead of voting. P. Chidambaram was the first to cast his vote at the party headquarters. He was followed by party general secretaries Jairam Ramesh, Ajay Maken, Mukul Wasnik, senior leaders Ambika Soni, Vivek Tankha and many others.
Mallikarjun Kharge casts his vote in Bengaluru
Senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are facing each other in the election for the post of All India Congress Committee (AICC) president on Monday. After this election the party is set to have a non-Gandhi president in more than 24 years. Congress Presidential candidate Mallikarjun Kharge casts his vote in Bengaluru. Rahul Gandhi casts his vote in Karnataka.
What did Shashi Tharoor say?
At the same time, after voting, Congress Presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor said that I have voted and I am waiting for the counting of votes to be held on October 19.