Meeting of Congress leaders, Rahul Gandhi showed readiness to become Congress president again

New delhi date. 5 January 2021, Tuesday

Amid the ongoing infighting in the Congress party, former president Rahul Gandhi has indicated his readiness to become Congress president again, party sources said.

According to sources, a meeting of senior Congress leaders was held on Saturday to elect a new president, which was also attended by the party's acting presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. The meeting lasted for five hours. Finally, Rahul Gandhi said, "I will accept the responsibility that the party will give."

According to sources, some MPs said that Rahul Gandhi should lead the party, while Digvijay Singh also said that the party should be led by Rahul Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi resigned as Speaker after the Lok Sabha elections in 2019. At the time, he accepted responsibility for the defeat in the Lok Sabha elections and said that the party needed to be reorganized. The party would decide who would lead the party after me.