Pawan Bansal got Congress presidential poll forms collected, may be for someone else: Madhusudan Mistry
The Hindu
Pawan Bansal, however, later said he was ‘not in the race for party president’s post’
Amid suspense over whether Ashok Gehlot would run for Congress presidency, the party's central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry on Tuesday said AICC treasurer Pawan Kumar Bansal has got nomination forms collected but they might be for someone else.
Mr. Mistry also said he had no information on whether Mr. Gehlot was going to file his nomination papers and no one had communicated with him over this. The remark comes amid speculation that the Rajasthan Chief Minister may be dropped as a candidate for the Congress president post.
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Mr. Bansal, however, later said he was "not in the race for party president's post".
Speaking with reporters in his office at the AICC headquarters here, Mr. Mistry said he met with party chief Sonia Gandhi at her 10 Janpath residence on Tuesday and handed over her QR-coded identity card for the party president's election.
He also briefed Ms. Gandhi about how many people have collected the nomination forms and about the delegates.
Mr. Mistry said Mr. Bansal got the nomination forms collected from his office on Monday and it may be "as a supporter" of someone.
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