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Congress Ends Speculation Of Resignation , Rahul Gandhi To Remain party president

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The Congress party has ended the speculation the party president Rahul Gandhi  is likely to step down following the Lok Sabha 2019 Poll debacle .

Rahul Gandhi was, is, and will remain the Congress president, party’s chief spokesperson and Communications -in- charge , Randeep Surjewala said after days of uncertainty over Gandhi’s offer to quit the post.

Gandhi had offered to quit as party chief during a meeting of the Congress Working Committee on May 25 which was called to analyse the party’s poor performance in the Lok Sabha polls, in which it managed to win just 52 seats.

The CWC had unanimously rejected his offer to quit but Gandhi was apparently firm on his stand. “Rahul ji was, is and will remain the Congress president. We have no doubt about it,” Surjewala told reporters when asked about the situation arising out of Gandhi’s offer to resign.

Surjewala made the remarks after senior Congress leaders met here informally under the guidance of A K Antony and discussed the party’s strategy and preparation for the upcoming assembly elections in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Maharashtra.

 

Senior leaders Ahmed Patel, Mallikarjuna Kharge, Ghulam Nabi Azad, P Chidambaram, KC Venugopal, Surjewala, Jairam Ramesh and Anand Sharma were present in the meeting. All the leaders present in Wednesday’s meeting were members of the core group formed for the Lok Sabha polls.

However, Surjewala clarified that contrary to speculation in the media there was no core group now as all election-related committees ceased to exist. ​

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