Cong prez poll: K N Tripathi's nomination rejected, it's Kharge vs Tharoor

K N Tripathi's nomination form for AICC president poll rejected KN as it did not meet the norms set, and had signatures-related issues said Congress' Central Election Authority chairman, Madhusudan Mistry. Mistry further said, "Only two candidates Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor in the fray in Congress presidential poll."

New Delhi: Former Jharkhand minister K N Tripathi's nomination for the Congress presidential poll was rejected on Saturday, setting up a contest between party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor.

The three had filed nominations on Friday, the last day of the process. Addressing a press conference at the Congress headquarters here, AICC Central Election Authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry said a total of 20 forms were received during the nomination process and four of them were rejected. While Kharge submitted 14 forms, Tharoor submitted five and Tripathi one.

Mistry said Tripathi's form was rejected as the signature of one of his proposers did not match and another proposer's signature was repeated. PTI