Congress leaders to pitch for Rahul as party chief
Decisions likely to be taken at Udaipur meet
The Congress is going to hold a CHINTAN SHIVIR (introspection camp) in Udaipur under the leadership of its interim President Sonia Gandhi to hold discussions on party organization, and to formulate a strategy to challenge the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming 2024 general elections.
The top leaders demanded that Rahul Gandhi take over the post of Congress president at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting held on March 14. At the meeting, senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury told the Wayanad MP that he should accept the post of president, according to sources.
“Rahul is ready to consider the post. After this, a proposal was put up during the meeting to hold an election for the president post in August-september. However, it was then decided that the ongoing process cannot be pre-poned,” the sources said.
After the defeat in 2019, Rahul Gandhi resigned from the post of Congress president and Sonia Gandhi turned up to become the party’s interim president.
During the next introspection camp scheduled to be held in Udaipur, discussions and crucial decisions are likely to be taken regarding the post of the Congress president. The CHINTAN SHIVIR is being held in the backdrop of the party’s drubbing in the elections to five state assemblies earlier this year. The party has witnessed several electoral losses in the elections held in the past eight years. Congress has also seen the exit of some of its prominent faces.
The introspection camp will commence on May 13 with Sonia Gandhi’s address to the people and will conclude on May 14 with Rahul Gandhi’s speech. — ani