Opposition Gets A Leader In Lok Sabha, But It May Not Be Rahul Gandhi
NDTV
Sources said Rahul Gandhi, who stepped down from the Congress chief's post following its dismal results in 2019, is not keen on it. He has avoided taking up any post since, sources added.
Congress's Rahul Gandhi, widely expected to shoulder the responsibilities of the Leader of the Opposition in the 18th Lok Sabha, is not inclined to take up the post, sources in the party have confided. Three senior leaders -- Kumari Selja, Gaurav Gogoi and Manish Tiwari -- are being considered for the job, sources said.
The Opposition will have a leader in the Lok Sabha after a decade following its hugely improved performance in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls. Ninety-nine of its 232 seats have come from the Congress, and as the largest party in the Opposition benches, it is expected name the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr Gandhi, whose Bharat Jodo Yatra was widely cited as the reason for the Congress boost -- the party won 44 seats in 2014 and 52 in 2019 -- was expected to take more responsibility in parliament. There has been considerable pressure on him from various leaders on this point.
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