Shashi Tharoor Collects Form To Run for Congress President; First Official Entry

The Congress will vote to elect a new president on 17 October, with the results to be announced on 19 October.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday, 24 September, collected a form to run for the post of president in the upcoming party elections. This makes Tharoor the first to officially throw his hat in the ring for the post, News agency ANI reported.

Tharoor's representative collected nomination papers for the party's presidential election from Madhusudan Mistry – the party's Central Election Authority (CEA) chairman.

In a request letter sent for his candidature, the Trivandrum MP requested five sets of nomination papers for the election.

The grand old party will vote to elect a new president on 17 October, with the results to be announced on 19 October.