Congress Working Committee to meet today as Azad's exit rocks party 

The Congress Working Committee meeting is to be held at 3.30 pm on Sunday in virtual mode. 

The meeting is expected to have discussions on the final schedule for the election of Congress President. The move comes in the backdrop of the resignation of the senior Congress leader and party veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday and his letter to party president Sonia Gandhi in which he lashed out at Rahul Gandhi for "demolishing the party's entire consultative mechanism". 

The Congress Working Committee's meeting might witness the discussion on the issues of Ghulam Nabi Azad's resignation, the final schedule for the election of the party President and other internal issues with the party.

Sources also said besides this, it could also express confidence in the leadership provided by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

According to sources, it is said that Anand Sharma and Ghulam Nabi Azad spoke for more than an hour on Saturday after the former wrote a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi.  

Earlier, Congress leader Sachin Pilot said the leader has quit Congress when the party was preparing to take on the misgovernance of the BJP government. 

The Congress, dealing with the fallout of a series of high-profile exits, including that of Kapil Sibal and Ashwani Kumar, attempted to deflect the latest blow by alleging that Azad's DNA had been "Modi-fied" and linking his resignation to the end of his Rajya Sabha tenure.

The Congress had announced in October last year that the election of the new party president will be held between August 21 and September 20 this year.

Sources had also said the election of the Congress president is likely to be delayed by a few weeks with the party focused on the Kanyakumari to Kashmir 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' starting September 7 and some state units not completing formalities.

With Sonia Gandhi abroad for medical checkups and Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accompanying her, they will join the CWC meeting virtually.

(With inputs from agencies)

The Congress Working Committee meeting is to be held at 3.30 pm on Sunday in virtual mode.  The meeting is expected to have discussions on the final schedule for the election of Congress President. The move comes in the backdrop of the resignation of the senior Congress leader and party veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday and his letter to party president Sonia Gandhi in which he lashed out at Rahul Gandhi for "demolishing the party's entire consultative mechanism".  The Congress Working Committee's meeting might witness the discussion on the issues of Ghulam Nabi Azad's resignation, the final schedule for the election of the party President and other internal issues with the party. Sources also said besides this, it could also express confidence in the leadership provided by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. According to sources, it is said that Anand Sharma and Ghulam Nabi Azad spoke for more than an hour on Saturday after the former wrote a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi.   Earlier, Congress leader Sachin Pilot said the leader has quit Congress when the party was preparing to take on the misgovernance of the BJP government.  The Congress, dealing with the fallout of a series of high-profile exits, including that of Kapil Sibal and Ashwani Kumar, attempted to deflect the latest blow by alleging that Azad's DNA had been "Modi-fied" and linking his resignation to the end of his Rajya Sabha tenure. The Congress had announced in October last year that the election of the new party president will be held between August 21 and September 20 this year. Sources had also said the election of the Congress president is likely to be delayed by a few weeks with the party focused on the Kanyakumari to Kashmir 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' starting September 7 and some state units not completing formalities. With Sonia Gandhi abroad for medical checkups and Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accompanying her, they will join the CWC meeting virtually. (With inputs from agencies)