Congress May Let Sonia Gandhi Name State Chiefs, National Body Members: Sources

Pradesh Congress Committees have been requested to pass resolutions before Sept 20 to give such authority to interim president, NDTV has learnt

The Congress's top rung has asked all state units to pass resolutions for interim president Sonia Gandhi to nominate state unit chiefs and All India Congress Committee (AICC) members, sources have told NDTV. This could mean a question mark on the entire process of internal elections to be held next month, though the centrepiece of that — election of a party president — may not be covered by such resolutions.

Insiders says nothing stops the state delegates from passing a resolution to allow current chief Sonia Gandhi to name the next Congress president as well. That will not be binding on the Congress Central Election Authority, though. "We are not a part of this process of passing resolutions," said a leader associated with the poll process.

Pradesh Congress Committees have been requested to pass resolutions before the 20th of this month. The process of notifications starts from September 22, and voting is on October 17.