New Delhi: Setting at rest all speculations, the Congress on Sunday said that the polls to elect the new AICC (All India Congress Committee) President will take place on Oct. 17. The counting of votes will take place on Oct. 19, following which the new AICC President will be announced.
The party’s Election Committee will issue the notification for the polls on Sept. 22 and the filing of nomination papers will take place from Sept. 24 to 30. The scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on Oct. 1 and the last date for withdrawal of nomination papers is Oct. 8. However, if only one candidate files nomination by the end of the deadline, then the new AICC President will be announced the same day.
