General Secretary Rahul to be Secretary General?

January 19, 2013 15:20

Will Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi assume the title of Secretary General by the end of the day at Congress's Chintan Shivir? Or will he be named vice president, acting president or executive president

Speculation is rife about Rahul assuming an entirely new set of responsibilities.

If the rumours are right, Rahul as Secretary General may have more powers than party President Sonia Gandhi.

In Communist parlance, the General Secretary is usually the de facto leader.

The Congress leadership is aware that 80-year-old Manmohan Singh would not be projected again in 2014 as PM for obvious reasons.

In that case, Rahul as the young face of the party could be the best bet.

However, the biggest question remains that will the Gandhi scion be able to face the Gujarat chief minister as his rival in the 2104 polls if the BJP decides to project Narendra Modi as its mascot?

The Congress appears to have got into a bind now as it has to give some worthwhile responsibility to young turks in the party whose leadership has to be vested in the hands of Rahul.

The speech of Congress President on January 18 clearly gave sufficient hints to the fact that Rahul has to take a call and put his foot down firmly if the party wants to come back to power again in 2014.

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