Resolution passed by state unit chiefs won't impact Cong president polls: Madhusudan Mistry

Congress Central election Authority Chairman Madhusudan Mistry has said resolution passed by the state unit chiefs will not impact Congress Presidential election.

New Delhi :Chairman of the Congress' Central Election Authority (CEA) Madhusudan Mistry on Thursday said that the resolution passed by the state unit chiefs will not impact Congress' presidential election as it is an independent process.

no resolution has any bearing on the process of the election of the new Congress president. "A meeting of all the State Returning Officers related to the election was held on Wednesday where identity cards were given to all our selected delegates. We have generated identity card with QR code for all which will be given to the delegates of all states before September 20," Congress CEA chief further said.

He also said that the entire process of the election of the party president is "open" as the party has nothing to hide. "The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates will pass resolutions authorising the new Congress president to appoint the party's state chiefs and All India Congress Committee (AICC) delegates, and these resolutions will not affect the presidential poll as this is an independent process," Mistry said.

"The Pradesh Returning Officers (PROs) will hold delegate meeting and give the authorisation to choose state presidents, AICC president and also Party president," Mistry said adding that the process will have no bearing on the election of the new Congress president.

"Those seeking to file nominations for the AICC president post and the 10 PCC delegates' support from different states to sign on their form can see the list of over 9,000 delegates at the AICC's Central Election Authority's (CEA) office from September 20," Mistry further said.