Rahul to be named to Cong top post by May?

March 29, 2015 12:50

Rahul Gandhi, who Congress chief Sonia Gandhi said will be "back soon" from his sabbatical, could replace his mother in the top party post as early as May.

The possibility of a meeting in May of the Congress Working Committee as also of the AICC either in Delhi or in party-ruled Himachal Pradesh or Uttarakhand is being talked about for that purpose with senior leaders saying the issue of the Congress chief's post will gain momentum after the return of Rahul, the party's vice president.

Amid a raging debate over Rahul's prolonged absence, Congress on March 26 came out with the schedule for its organisational elections under which the next party chief would be elected by September 30.

Party leaders insist that after his return likely next month from leave, Rahul is expected to take a call on when to assume the party chief's post. They added that the earlier he does it, the better it will be.

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