Mr Gandhi filed his nomination in the presence of senior party leaders Manmohan Singh, Oscar Fernandes and Sushil Kumar Shinde.With filing of the nomination by Mr Gandhi, decks have been cleared for his elevation to the top post.
Three to four sets of nomination paper were signed on the behalf of Mr Gandhi by Dr Singh, Mr Shinde along with senior leaders like P Chidambaram and Mr Fernandes. (UNI)
