As the CWC teams deliberate on the next Congress chief, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have decided to stay out of the selection process.
New Delhi| After days of delay in selecting its new leadership, Congress party is expected to announce its new chief today. The party functionaries will meet for the Congress Working Committee meeting- the highest decision-making body of the party. The deliberations have been going on for three months, but the party was unable to pick a president.
After the embarrassing defeat in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi offered to step down. Two days after the results were announced, the Gandhi scion resigned from his post. however, the CWC meeting passed a resolution which did not accept it. many senior leaders tried to convince Rahul Gandhi out of the resignation, but he was firm on resigning. In July, he made his resignation public. Reportedly, he also said that the new president should not be from the Gandhi family.
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10.53 PM
As per the latest development, Sonia Gandhi has been selected as interim chief of the Congress party. Rahul Gandhi categorically denied any proposal of continuing as party chief. Thus, the wheels of the party are back in Sonia Gandhi’s hands.
10.24 PM
The CWC meeting has ended. Rahul Gandhi who reached the AICC headquarters a few minutes ago left the meeting. According to the sources, all the five groups of the CWC proposed Rahul Gandhi’s name for President. However, he is firm on not continuing.
However, he mentioned the Kashmir issue in his address. He said that there are reports of violence from the valley. He expressed concern about the situation and said that PM should clarify.
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#Delhi: Rahul Gandhi arrives for Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting underway at All India Congress Committee (AICC) office. pic.twitter.com/iZU57sxZLn
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Delhi: Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting underway at All India Congress Committee (AICC) office. pic.twitter.com/CxnhE4QvHo
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8. 12 PM
#Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh & Congress leaders AK Antony, Mallikarjun Kharge and Jyotiraditya Scindia arrive at All India Congress Committee (AICC) office for Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting. pic.twitter.com/0SZn3QlXi1
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Sonia Gandhi on leaving from Congress Working Committee meeting: We(She and Rahul Gandhi) will not be a part of the consultation process(to decide next party chief) and that is why we are leaving. pic.twitter.com/TstLb3MkZ9
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Delhi: Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting underway at party office. pic.twitter.com/2RbzDziJXo
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Delhi: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Randeep Surjewala and KC Venugopal arrive at party office for Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting. pic.twitter.com/sPoQvqufuc
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Delhi: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi arrives at Congress office for Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting. pic.twitter.com/9ynaL4Liqg
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Delhi: Senior Congress leaders Harish Rawat, Meira Kumar and Ahmed Patel arrive at party office for Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting. pic.twitter.com/kC0BYSmhOG
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Sources: Congress Working Committee(CWC) will shortly meet first, then will be divided into five groups, and discussions(on next party chief) will be held with state unit leaders according to regions pic.twitter.com/On0a7LJlbw
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