Congress had last month said the election for its president would be held on October 17. The result will be declared on October 19.
Congress Bharat Jodo Yatra: Interim chief Sonia Gandhi said that it's a landmark occasion for Congress, confident that our organisation will be rejuvenated.
Congress leaders held press conferences in 22 cities across the country early this week and gave a "Dilli Chalo" call for its ''Mehangai Par Halla Bol rally'' at Ramlila Maidan on September 4.
The legislators of the ruling JMM-Congress-RJD coalition, who had held marathon meetings on Friday morning and evening, again met around 11 AM on Saturday to chalk out further strategies.
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday resigned from all party positions, including its primary membership, delivering another blow to the embattled party that has seen a series of leaders leave it.
Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Yatra': Senior Congress leaders Digvijaya Singh and Jairam Ramesh were present at the launch at the party headquarters in Delhi .
Azad had resigned from two committees just a few hours after Sonia Gandhi announced him as Congress campaign committee chief in Jammu and Kashmir. Sources told India TV that Congress's announcement was "an insult" to the former J-K Chief Minister.
Ghulam Nabi Azad is a prominent member of the G23 grouping within the Congress which has been critical of the leadership and has been seeking an organisational overhaul.
Tejashwi Yadav, who is in the national capital for the first time after taking the oath of office, held meetings with Opposition leaders in Delhi
The protesting MPs of Congress raised slogans against the govt demanding that the GST hike on essential items be withdrawn, with party chief Sonia Gandhi standing with the women MPs of the party holding a banner outside gate number 1 of Parliament.
The Congress has also accused the ruling dispensation of treating the party leaders as "terrorists".
Monsoon Session: TMC MPs Sushmita Dev, Dr Santanu Sen and Dola Sen among other Rajya Sabha MPs suspended for remaining part of the week for "misconduct" by entering well of the House and sloganeering.
Sonia Gandhi's ED questioning: The 75-five-year old Gandhi was questioned for over two hours during her first day of questioning in the case on July 21 where she replied to 28 questions put forth by the agency.
Congress allegations, fact check: In images shared by the Prime Minister and senior office holders, Mallikarjun Kharge was seen seated next to Narayan Rane and Sarbananda Sonowal - both Union Ministers.
Sonia Gandhi ED questioning: The probe relates to alleged financial irregularities in the Congress-promoted Young Indian Private Limited, which owns the National Herald newspaper.
Sonia Gandhi National Herald case: Congress has announced that it will stage protests across the country today against Sonia Gandhi's questioning by the Enforcement Directorate.
Both sides have accused each other of defying the party whip during the Speaker's election and the trust vote on July 3 and 4, respectively, seeking disqualification of the legislators from both sides.
Opposition party meet: Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut and others were present in the meeting.
Hamid Ansari row: Pak journalist Mirza has claimed that he had visited India five times during the UPA rule and passed on sensitive information to his country's spy agency ISI. Mirza purportedly commented that he had visited India on Ansari's invitations and also met him.
Hamid Ansari said falsehood is being unleashed that while "as ambassador to Iran, I had betrayed the national interest in a matter for which allegations have made by a former official of a government agency."
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