Kharge vs Tharoor in pics: Congress presidential poll campaign intensifies

A week before the Congress presidential election, leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor, both candidates for the polls, are intensifying their campaigns. In Pic: Mallikarjun Kharge visits Gandhi Ashram in Sabarmati along with other party leaders. (Express Photo: Nirmal Harindran)

October 7, 2022 14:05 IST

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A week before the Congress presidential election, leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor, both candidates for the polls, are intensifying their campaigns. In Pic: Mallikarjun Kharge visits Gandhi Ashram in Sabarmati along with other party leaders. (Express Photo: Nirmal Harindran)

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Kharge will meet party members at the party office later today. In Pic: Kharge arrives at Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat. (Express Photo: Nirmal Harindran)

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Kharge, who submitted his nomination on Septemebr 30, had earlier said he entered the poll race to strengthen the Congress party. (Express Photo: Nirmal Harindran)

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Meanwhile, Shashi Tharoor kicked off his poll campaign in Tamil Nadu on Thursday. In Pic: Tharoor pays tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi in Chennai on Thursday. (PTI Photo)

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Addressing a press conference in Chennai, Tharoor favoured limiting the term of office for state presidents in the party. (PTI photo)

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The polling for the Congress presidential election is scheduled to be held on October 17. (Express Photo: Nirmal Harindran)

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The counting of votes for the polls would be taken up on October 19 and the results are expected the same day. In Pic: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor initiates a child into the world of letters during the 'Vidyarambham' ritual on the occasion of Vijayadashami, in Thiruvananthapuram, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. (PTI)