: Sonia Gandhi to continue as interim Congress president till election of her successor #IndiaNEWS The Congress on Sunday said that Sonia Gandhi will continue as the interim president of the party till

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Sonia Gandhi to continue as interim Congress president till election of her successor #IndiaNEWS
The Congress on Sunday said that Sonia Gandhi will continue as the interim president of the party till a procedure was implemented to elect her successor, PTI reported.Gandhi completes a year as the interim chief on Monday. She took over as the party chief after her son Rahul Gandhi resigned from the post in July as he held himself accountable for the party’s Lok Sabha election debacle and maintained that accountability would be critical for the party’s future growth. The Congress managed to win only 52 of 543 parliamentary seats in the General Elections in May last year.At an online press conference on Sunday, Rajya Sabha MP and Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that the party was committed to follow the election procedure laid down in the Constitution. “Sonia Gandhi is the president, she will continue till such time as a proper procedure is implemented and it will be implemented in the not too distant future,??? he said.The Congress leader added that neither nature nor political parties can tolerate a vacuum. “In the meanwhile, if anyone is suggesting that the Congress will become headless at the stroke of midnight on August 10, is that a fair interpretation,??? he asked. “Nobody can suggest that. No point...Read more

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