Rahul yet to take over, Congress mulls more than one VP

NEW DELHI: Congress is mulling a proposal to appoint more than one vice president as part of an exercise to fill the leadership vacuum created by the postponement of elections to the president’s post and refusal of Rahul Gandhi to formally take charge.
Though the proposal has been in the works for more than an year, it has surfaced once again after the recent postponement of organisational polls. A senior leader said that the proposal has been under discussion but it is to be seen if it would fructify in the coming AICC reshuffle. He said the discussion at present was whether to appoint a “vice president” or “working president”. The latter means putting a leader in charge of the party in the absence of a full time president. As reported earlier, the proposal seeks to appoint vice presidents with zonal responsibilities.
There is also speculation about the continuation of AICC general secretary in charge of UP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the same responsibility. The state heads for elections early 2022.