: Rahul Gandhi is the top and only choice as Congress president, says party leader Salman Khurshid #IndiaNEWS Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Sunday said that Rahul Gandhi is the top and only

Rahul Gandhi is the top and only choice as Congress president, says party leader Salman Khurshid #IndiaNEWS
Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Sunday said that Rahul Gandhi is the top and only choice as party’s president, PTI reported.“Frankly from everybody that I have spoken to or I have sensed their opinion, he [Gandhi] remains the number one [choice] and he remains the only one,??? Khurshid said. “We have no indications as to whether he will accept our request.???Khurshid made the remarks after the Congress Working Committee announced that the election to pick its next president will be held on October 17. The result will be declared two days later.In July 2019, Gandhi had resigned as the Congress chief following the party’s poor performance in the Lok Sabha elections. The Congress had won only 52 of 543 parliamentary seats in the polls. On August 22, reports claimed that Rahul Gandhi has refused to contest the election for the Congress president’s post. Incumbent Congress president Sonia Gandhi also reportedly expressed her desire not to continue in the post citing health reasons.Since then, several Congress leaders including Rajya Sabha MP Mallikarjun Kharge and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot have urged Rahul Gandhi to reconsider his decision and become the party chief again.On Sunday, Khurshid said that efforts will be made to persuade Rahul Gandhi to take over the presidency of the party once he returns...Read more

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