Rahul, Sonia or someone else? Crucial CWC meet to decide if Gandhis will lead Congress
India TodaySonia Gandhi, longest-serving president of the Indian National Congress is likely to step down from the helm. Sonia Gandhi was appointed interim president of the Congress after Rahul Gandhi's resignation over the party's electoral defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Rahul if not Sonia for top post, say Congress state leaders Chief of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee Ripun Bore wrote a letter to Sonia Gandhi where he said, "It is an established fact that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the rank and file of BJP across the country is scared of no other opposition leader except Rahul Gandhi." Govind Singh Dotasra, recently-appointed Rajasthan PCC chief said in a tweet, "At a time like this when undemocratic forces are at their peak, and the public is reeling under inflation, the Congress party is battling BJP's dictatorship under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi Ji and Rahul Gandhi Ji. Harish Rawat, former Uttarakhand chief minister also said in a Facebook post on Sunday, "Sonia Gandhi Ji has always lifted Congress from difficulties and even today, party workers have faith that under her guidance, we will emerge as the single largest party again," adding, "Rahul Gandhi is such a leader who is able to lead the country for decades to come."