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Congress President Poll: Ashok Gehlot Still In Contention, Could File Nomination Tomorrow

The nomination process for election to Congress president will continue till September 30 and the results of the election will be declared on October 19.

Veteran Congress leader and Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot will reach Delhi in the evening today and meet Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi at her residence, sources close to ABP said. He is also likely to file his nomination for the Congress presidential post on Thursday, the source added.

Meanwhile, three Ashok Gehlot loyalists have been issued notices by the Congress for their actions in the political crisis in Rajasthan. However, the disciplinary action report of the party did not mention the name of Gehlot.

RTDC Chairman Dharmendra Rathore, party's chief whip Mahesh Joshi and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal got the the show cause notices from the party.

The report was submitted after Maken and Kharge, who were appointed observers for the meeting of Congress Legislature Party could not meet MLAs individually in Rajasthan to ascertain their views and a "parallel meeting" was held by Ashok Gehlot loyalists, reported ANI.

Gehlot held an informal meeting with some party MLAs at his residence in Jaipur on Tuesday. 

Forest and Environment Minister Sukhram Bishnoi, Minorities Minister Saleh Mohammad, Minister of State for Home Rajendra Yadav, Sports Minister Ashok Chandna and MLAs Madan Prajapat, Rafiq Khan, Amin Kagzi, Khushveer Jojawar, Amit Chachan, Jagdish Jangid were some of the loyalists present during the meeting, as reported by ANI.

The Congress is witnessing a political crisis in Rajasthan over leadership change after Chief Minister Gehlot emerged as the top contender for the presidential polls.

The nomination process for the Congress president post has begun and will continue till September 30. The results of the election will be declared on October 19.

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