CWC to discuss party chief election on Jan 22

New Delhi, January 20

Amid brewing internal dissent in the Congress and a section of leaders routinely speaking out of line on the leadership vacuum, the party’s all powerful working committee will meet on January 22 to discuss the issue of organisational elections.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has called the virtual meeting to talk about the much anticipated and long-delayed AICC plenary session and the possible schedule for the election to the post of Congress president.

Leaders had sought party overhaul

After a group of 23 party leaders, led by Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Kapil Sibal among others, raised a banner of revolt, demanding party overhaul, Sonia Gandhi had assured them of holding an early election to the post of Congress chief.

Sonia had taken over as the party president in August 2019 after her son and then incumbent Rahul Gandhi declined to take back his resignation offered after the Congress’ Lok Sabha poll debacle. The rebels have been waiting for Sonia Gandhi to make her next move and demanding fresh elections from the block to the top level. — TNS