Election For Congress Chief From Aug 21, Rahul Gandhi Maintains Silence
NDTV
Sources said requests by Congress leaders to Rahul Gandhi to become the party chief once again - he quit as Congress president after the party's defeat in the 2019 general election - has received no response
The election to select a Congress president will start from August 21, sources have said. Party MP Rahul Gandhi has not revealed whether he would contest for the post, which his mother Sonia Gandhi is currently heading.
Sources said requests by Congress leaders to Mr Gandhi to become the party chief once again - he quit as Congress president after the party's defeat in the 2019 general election - has received no response.
The party has been deliberating for a long time on the possibility of having a non-Gandhi leader as the Congress chief. There is no consensus yet on this matter, sources said.
A large section of Congress leaders wants a Gandhi to be on the driver's seat as they feel the Gandhis have a unifying impact on the party that is ridden with factionalism, sources said.
