Rahul Gandhi is all set to take over as Congress President next week as he was the only candidate to file nominations before deadline expired on Monday for the post amid opposition jibes over dynasty politics in a contest with no one else in the fray
Rahul Gandhi is all set to take over as Congress President next week as he was the only candidate to file nominations before the deadline expired on Monday for the post amid opposition jibes over dynasty politics in a contest with no one else in the fray. This move has marked the generational shift in Indian politics, mainly the Indian National Congress.
Rahul Gandhi. Pic/PTI
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The 47-year-old Gandhi, who will be the sixth Nehru-Gandhi scion to helm the party, filed papers at the Congress headquarters here amid cheers and celebrations by party leaders and workers. His mother and incumbent party President Sonia Gandhi signed the first nomination paper for election of her son.
He has been party Vice President for over four years since 2013.
Among the proposers of 89 nominations -- all in support of Gandhi -- was former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who called Rahul Gandhi the "darling" of the party. Manmohan Singh accompanied Gandhi when he filed the nomination paper.
The last date for withdrawal is December 11 when he may be declared elected since there is no contest. Scrutiny of the nomination will take place on Tuesday.
The election for choosing a new Congress president saw 89 sets of nominations being filed on Monday - all likely in support of Rahul Gandhi as the new party chief.
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday called on former President Pranab Mukherjee to seek his blessings ahead of filing nomination for the Congress presidential election.
However soon as the news broke out of Gandhi filing nomination papers, Twitter was abuzz with memes. Here are some of them...
Rahul Gandhi warning Congress pidis not to make him congress president but pidis.....u00f0u009fu0098u0082 pic.twitter.com/PSZI9ldwAR
— Nationlist JOKER - HMP u00f0u009fu009au00a9 (@EkAkeleSbkoPele) December 4, 2017
Two senior Congress party leaders watching Rahul Gandhi as he files nomination to be SELECTED as Congress President. #CongressPresident #IndiaWithRahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/Ka6oUXkiAl
— PhD in Bakchodi (@Atheist_Krishna) December 4, 2017
Rahul Gandhi Files Nomination For Congress President At AICC HQ. Celebrations At BJP Headquarters. u00f0u009fu0098u0082u00f0u009fu00a4u00a3u00f0u009fu0099u008fu00f0u009fu0087u00aeu00f0u009fu0087u00b3#CongressPresident #IndiaWithRahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/ly3quYKOh3
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) December 4, 2017
Rahul Gandhi files nomination for Congress president post . A truck is Parked Outside BJP office. #RahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/1B1Ay8XaSm
— Arun Mysore (@arunmsk) December 4, 2017
Rahul Gandhi filing nominations for Congress President post be like: pic.twitter.com/D4EyL5FTWA
— JetLee aka Vasooli Bhai (@Vishj05) December 4, 2017
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