Amid Call For Fresh Election to Choose Party Chief, Congress Says Rahul Gandhi a Clear Successor

The sources at the Congress further added that when there are talks going on for elections to the top post, Rahul was the only contender in the race for the president's post because the entire rank and file of the party want him to lead.

Published: February 20, 2020 9:08 PM IST

By India.com News Desk | Edited by Manmath Nayak

Amid Call For Fresh Election to Choose Party Chief, Congress Says Rahul Gandhi a Clear Successor
राहुल गांधी (फाइल फोटो)

New Delhi: At a time when there is a growing concern as to who will lead the grand old party, sources at the Congress told news agency PTI that Rahul Gandhi was a clear successor for party’s president post after his mother Sonia Gandhi.

The sources at the Congress further added that when there are talks going on for elections to the top post, Rahul was the only contender in the race for the president’s post because the entire rank and file of the party want him to lead.

When many voices are being raised over the leadership in the party, another Congress leader claimed that Rahul has the acceptability across the country and also the capability to lead the party.

Earlier, Congress leaders Sandeep Dikshit and Shashi Tharoor have made calls for fresh elections for the party’s top post to revive the party after Delhi Assembly Elections 2020.

Talking about different voices over the leadership in the party, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the Congress working committee has decided on the Congress president.

“If anyone has any doubts about this, he should kindly read the resolution of the CWC before giving any statements in public and they will gain some knowledge,” he said.

Talking about Congress leaders Sandeep Dikshit’s statement, Surjewala said that if leaders like him work hard in their own parliamentary constituencies the Congress will surely emerge victorious.

“I have not seen Dikshit”s remarks, but one must realise when the leaders contest themselves they should understand why they lost elections and how much votes they got,” he said.

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