New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi is expected to file
nomination for the election to the Congerss president's post
on December 4, party sources said here.
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and ex-Union
minister AK Antony are likely to propose his candidature.
The notification for the election will be issued on
Friday. Nominations can be filed till December 4. Following
scrutiny of nominations on December 5, the list of valid
candidatures will be put out on the same day at 3:30 pm.
The last date of withdrawal of nomination for the
election is December 11 and polling will take place on
December 16 in case more than one candidate is in the race.
Counting of votes and declaration of results will take. However, the sources said that no other contender is
expected to challenge Gandhi. "The Congress vice president is expected to file the
nomination on the morning of December 4," a source said.
Meanwhile, forms were distributed today to state returning
officials (PROs) appointed by the party for the organisational
polls.
The forms will carry names of Pradesh Congress committee
(PCC) delegates, who in turn will nominate the contender for
the top post. The number of delegates to be nominated varies
from state to state.
For example, a small state may have 10 delegates. Big
states like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra or Bihar may have 30-40
delegates.
"It is a foregone conclusion that each delegate will back
Gandhi's nomination," another source said.
