Jaipur/New Delhi: One week is left for the enrollment process to begin Congress presidential election, party Rajasthan Rajasthan The unit passed a resolution that Rahul Gandhi should become All India Congress Committee President
The resolution was passed at a meeting of PCC representatives who voted in the presidential election, including Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot (who had proposed the resolution), AICC state in-charge Ajay Maken, senior leaders and Sachin Pilot. Interestingly, sources said, the “spirit of the House” was expressed after AICC Returning Officer Rajendra Kumpawat left the hall after the official meeting. Such meetings are taking place in states with a limited agenda of authorizing “incoming presidents” to appoint state presidents, and AICC representatives who vote in CWC elections.
The development stood out for a few reasons. Gehlot is the front-runner for the presidency, given Rahul Gandhi’s reluctance to take the top post he stepped down in the wake of the 2019 election defeat. However, Rahul has not publicly ruled out the post of president. In a rare comment on this issue last week at Nagercoil pitstop’India couple In the ‘yatra’, he told reporters that if he does not file his nomination, he should be asked why he is against taking the leadership and he will give an answer.
While the Rajasthan proposal reopened the possibility of Rahul becoming the party chief, many felt it was Gehlot’s way of not looking forward to the presidency, or what he was publicly seeking, To demonstrate to him that Rahul should become the party president.
“Let us wait for the final decision to explain the developments,” said a party functionary. Madhya Pradesh The unit did not pass any such resolution in its meeting on Saturday.
The resolution was passed at a meeting of PCC representatives who voted in the presidential election, including Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot (who had proposed the resolution), AICC state in-charge Ajay Maken, senior leaders and Sachin Pilot. Interestingly, sources said, the “spirit of the House” was expressed after AICC Returning Officer Rajendra Kumpawat left the hall after the official meeting. Such meetings are taking place in states with a limited agenda of authorizing “incoming presidents” to appoint state presidents, and AICC representatives who vote in CWC elections.
The development stood out for a few reasons. Gehlot is the front-runner for the presidency, given Rahul Gandhi’s reluctance to take the top post he stepped down in the wake of the 2019 election defeat. However, Rahul has not publicly ruled out the post of president. In a rare comment on this issue last week at Nagercoil pitstop’India couple In the ‘yatra’, he told reporters that if he does not file his nomination, he should be asked why he is against taking the leadership and he will give an answer.
While the Rajasthan proposal reopened the possibility of Rahul becoming the party chief, many felt it was Gehlot’s way of not looking forward to the presidency, or what he was publicly seeking, To demonstrate to him that Rahul should become the party president.
“Let us wait for the final decision to explain the developments,” said a party functionary. Madhya Pradesh The unit did not pass any such resolution in its meeting on Saturday.