Sonia to decide on leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, RS
May 24, 2014  20:23
The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the party leader in Rajya Sabha will be decided by Sonia Gandhi soon amid a view in the party that either she herself or Rahul Gandhi should occupy the post in the Lower House.

"There is a tradition of election in Congress Parliamentary Party. After Sonia Gandhi's election as CPP Chairperson, she can now appoint the Leader of the House and the Chief Whip in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha," party general secretary Janardan Dwivedi told reporters after the meeting.

While a section of the party feels it is only Sonia or Rahul on whose name a consensus can be built among all MPs for the post of the Leader of Lok Sabha, the name of senior leader Kamal Nath for the post is also doing the rounds.

Names of senior leaders A K Antony and Ghulam Nabi Azad are being talked of in the party circles as Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha.
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