Congress Presidential Poll: Now Fight Is Between Kharge & Tharoor; KN Tripathi Is Out Of Race

New Delhi: The fight for the Congress President post is now a part of Oppositions’ mockery after the former Jharkhand minister KN Tripathi’s application was rejected today.

The fight for the party’s top post is between Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor and the Gandhis’ backed Mallikarjun Kharge.

Interestingly, Tripathi’s form has been rejected due to the repetition of signatures and signatures not matching. This was said by Madhusudan Mistry, senior Congress leader, and the returning officer for the election of the party president.

“Of the 20 forms received, four forms have been rejected due to variations in signatures. The Jharkhand candidate’s form has also been rejected due to the repetition of signatures and signatures not matching,” he added.

“Malikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are the two candidates. October 8 is the date for the withdrawal of candidacy. The picture will be clear on that day – if no one withdraws, then the voting process will take place,” Mistry added.

After filing his nomination on Friday, Tripathi said that party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi have said that they won’t stop anyone from filing the nomination and that every Congress worker can contest for the top post.

Meanwhile, he has been out of the race, and now, such news gaining a hot shower blow from several opposition leaders.

The Congress, which is trying desperately to regain its lost electoral and political footing in the country, will hold its first election in 22 years on October 17 to choose a party president.