Mallikarjun Kharge resigns as Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Oct 01, 2022: A day after filing his nomination for the election for the party presidential post, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday resigned as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha, as per the sources.

 

Following the Udaipur Resolution of One Leader One Post, Kharge sent his resignation to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi.

P Chidambaram and Digvijay Singh are in the race to succeed Kharge as the LoP.

On Friday, Mallikarjun Kharge, Shashi Tharoor and KN Tripathi filed their nominations for the Congress presidential polls.

 

Election process for the President of Indian National Congress is underway, earlier today LoP RajyaSabha Shri @kharge and MP LokSabha Dr @ShashiTharoor filed their nominations. pic.twitter.com/hOmNO4u24y

— Congress (@INCIndia) September 30, 2022

However, G-23 leaders Prithiviraj Chavan, Manish Tewari and Bhupinder Hooda have said they will back Mallikarjun Kharge’s candidacy for the party’s president post.

Meanwhile, Digvijaya Singh, who was earlier in race for the Congress top post, announced that he will not contest the party president’s election and would instead propose the candidature of his senior Mallikarjun Kharge.

Courtesy: India Today