Open to public debate between Cong prez poll candidates, will evoke people's interest in party: Shashi Tharoor

Mallikarjun Kharge and Tharoor were left in the fray in the Congress presidential poll after former Jharkhand minister K N Tripathi's nomination was rejected on Saturday. The polling, if needed, will be held on October 17. The counting of votes will be taken up on October 19 and the results will be declared the same day.