NEW DELHI:  Digvijaya Singh, a senior leader in the Congress, has made the decision to submit a candidate for the October 17 election to fill the position of party president. On Wednesday night, he is expected to arrive in the nation's capital.

On Wednesday, sources close to Singh claimed that his decision to run for office was a personal one and that no one in the Gandhi family had requested that he do so. The nomination may be submitted by the former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh before September 30.

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Ashok Gehlot, the chief minister of Rajasthan, was once intended to be the candidate for the top position in the Congress, but the Gandhis are upset due to the high-stakes drama in Rajasthan.

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According to reliable sources, Gehlot has not yet been disqualified from the race. Pawan Kumar Bansal, the party's treasurer, has obtained a nomination form from the Central Election Authority (CEA). Bansal asserted that he is merely a proposer and not the candidate.

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Shashi Tharoor and Pawan Bansal have so far obtained nomination forms from the CEA, as per CEA chairman Madhusudan Mistry's statement on Tuesday. In a meeting with Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday, senior Congressman Kamal Nath, whose name had also been mentioned, stated that he did not want to lead the party and preferred to continue serving the party in Madhya Pradesh.

The drama in Rajasthan has paved the way for the Congress leadership to think about a 'Plan B' for the top party post for which Ashok Gehlot was being seen as a contender. But the overt disobedience of his supporter MLAs cast a shadow over him.

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