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Karnataka CM tussle: Are CBI, ED cases against Shivakumar hurting his chances?
The Congress is yet to make a choice between DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah for the post of Karnataka chief minister. The party seems to be swaying in the favour of the latter, but the KPCC chief is still digging in his heels. But, his legal woes are a worrying factor for the leadership

Karnataka chief minister tussle: Why Congress may choose Siddaramaiah over DK Shivakumar for top position
Hectic discussions are on in the Congress as to who will be the next Karnataka chief minister. The decision seems to sway in veteran leader Siddaramaiah’s favour because of his experience and his popularity among the masses and party MLAs. But state party chief DK Shivakumar is in no mood to relent

Karnataka: Congress to decide Chief Minister soon, says Randeep Surjewala
In the meeting that was convened late on Sunday night after Congress Legislature Party unanimously passed a resolution authorising party president Mallikarjun Kharge to pick the name of the Karnataka Chief minister.

Madhusudan Mistry: Congress leader who presided over party's 6th prez polls
Tharoor, who had raised issues of an uneven playing field, has also hailed Mistry as “fair-minded” and pointed out that there were “flaws” in the party's system as no such election was held in 22 years

Congress president polls: Counting of votes begins in Kharge vs Tharoor contest
The counting of the votes, which was scheduled to begin at 10 am at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi, started around 10:20 am.

No intention of making Hindi alone national language: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi assured people in Karnataka that Hindi alone would not be made the national language and all regional languages were equal according to the Constitution

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge resigns as Leader of Opposition in RS; Digvijaya, Chidambaram in race to replace him
Kharge, Tharoor and Tripathi filed nominations on the last day of the process which saw the AICC headquarters come back to life after a long time, with workers swarming the complex

Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi urges party members to refrain from commenting on AICC chief candidates
Singhvi's statement comes after party leader Gourav Vallabh taunted Shashi Tharoor over his probable bid for the post of All India Congress Committee president

Gourav Vallabh slams Tharoor, backs Ashok Gehlot for Congress chief
In the first indicator of leaders taking sides in the upcoming contest for the top post, Vallabh also voiced support for another likely contender, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who many believe has the backing of the current leadership

After hinting that he may contest Congress presidential poll, Gehlot meets Sonia Gandhi
The Rajasthan chief minister met Sonia Gandhi at her 10, Janpath residence and is expected to fly to Mumbai later in the day. He is expected to reach Kochi on Thursday and make a last-ditch effort to convince Rahul Gandhi to take over the reins of the party

Jammu and Kashmir: Congress to oppose inclusion of non-local voters
AICC in-charge Jammu and Kashmir Rajini Patil alleged that the move to allow non-locals to vote in the state was illegal and said the Congress would participate in the all-party meeting called by the National Conference over the issue

Navjot Singh Sidhu to meet Bhagwant Mann tomorrow; CWC to hold talks on Congress' revival
Sidhu's meeting with Mann would be at a time when AICC in-charge of Punjab Harish Chaudhary has recommended disciplinary action against him

Reached out to Mayawati, offered CM post, she didn’t respond, says Rahul Gandhi
Taking on Mayawati, he said, "We gave a message to Mayawati to form an alliance and asked her to become the chief minister. She did not even talk to us."

Watch: Congress flag falls from post as Sonia Gandhi tries to unfurl it on party's 137th foundation day
Gandhi along with party treasurer Pawan Bansal and AICC general secretary KC Venugopal held the party tricolour in their hand and displayed it briefly before a Congress worker climbed up the flagpole to string the party tricolour

Amid ongoing rift in Punjab Congress unit, AICC calls for state's legislative party meeting today
This development comes as several legislators and ministers close to Navjot Singh Sidhu have been seeking a meeting of the legislature party

Quit India Movement: History, significance and facts about Bharat Chhodo Andolan Day
The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August, 1942 at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee (AICC).

Consultant or neta? Prashant Kishor's break is temporary. His return will make things interesting
Kishor has been on the winning side in seven out of the eight elections (this does not include Bihar 2020, as he was not actively involved in that election).

Chief Minister Amarinder Singh meets three-member AICC panel set up to end factionalism in Punjab
This is the second time Singh has met the panel. He had earlier met its members at the AICC headquarters, before submission of the panel report

In Amarinder Singh vs Navjot Sidhu, Punjab Congress loses out; central team scrambles to iron out differences
What appears to be a dispute between Chief Minister Amarinder Singh versus his former Cabinet colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu is turning out to be a conflict within the party with deeper faultlines

Sonia Gandhi appoints 3 AICC secretaries for Assam, Kerala in preparation of Assembly polls next year
A Congress statement said MLAs Anirudh Singh, Vikas Upadhyay, Prithviraj Prabhakar Sathe have been appointed AICC secretaries for Assam, while ex-MP P Viswanathan, ex-MLC Ivan D'Souza, PV Mohan have been appointed for Kerala