Congress prez poll: Jharkhand minister KN Tripathi files nomination

Congress leader and former Jharkhand minister KN Tripathi on Friday filed his nomination for the Congress presidential election. Tripathi is the third candidate in the fray for Congress president's post, the other two being Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor.

Tripathi handed over the nomination papers to Madhusudan Mistry, chairman of the Congress' Central Election Authority, at the Congress party headquarters in New Delhi.

Tripathi served as the national president of the



Congress-affiliated Indian National Trade Union Congress (Tripathi faction).

Kharge, 80, appears to be a clear favourite for the Congress top post as a galaxy of leaders were present by his side when he filed his nomination papers today.

Shashi Tharoor, who has for long advocated changes in the Congress hierarchy, filed five sets of nomination papers.

The Congress presidential election will take place on October 17. The counting of votes will take place on October 19.