Delay Congress President s Election Due To Covid: Party Top Body At Meet Delay Congress President s Election Due To Covid: Party Top Body At Meet The Congress s election body had recommended that voting for a new party chief can take place on June 23 and the deadline for nominations could be June 7.
The Congress Working Committee said the elections should be deferred, given the Covid crisis.
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June 7 was set as the deadline for nominations for the party top post
Sources say the decision to seek a delay due to COVID-19 was unanimous
New Delhi:
Citing the Covid crisis, the Congress today put off one of its toughest and longest-delayed decisions the election of a new party president to take over from interim chief Sonia Gandhi.