The Congress party itself is grappling with the infighting within the organization. What is happening in Punjab is in front of the country. At the same time, now the Congress is expected to get a new leader in the Lok Sabha. At the same time, according to senior Congress leaders, Rahul Gandhi is a top contender for the post.
Amidst the major changes in the organization, nothing official has come from the Congress party as it is up to Rahul Gandhi to decide what he wants. At the same time, both Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra want Rahul to accept this big role. According to sources, news related to this can come from the Congress side soon.
At the same time, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala refused to comment on this. Congress President can be elected due to the Leader of Opposition in this Lok Sabha being Rahul Gandhi.
According to sources, if Gandhi accepts, the post of Congress president could go to someone from outside the family, something that would also meet the demands of a group of 23 Congress leaders who are demanding internal elections. However, the decision on Congress President may be taken at a later stage as the current All India Congress Committee's term is till 2022.
According to a media report, a member of Parliament, on the condition of anonymity, said that being the leader of the Lok Sabha and getting out of work is not so easy. It will tie Rahul to Parliament and in some ways, it is a much harder job than being Congress President. Gandhi has often been attacked by the Bharatiya Janata Party for his low attendance in Parliament and not being regular in parliamentary committee hearings.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was blamed for the poor performance of the Congress in the West Bengal elections, where the 135-year-old party failed to get a single seat in the assembly.
In addition, Chowdhury's aides also gave him poor reviews in the management of the party's affairs in the Lok Sabha and some even felt that he was not opposed to the ruling party. After this, there was churning in Congress.