Veteran Leader Motilal Vora To Take Charge Of Party Till Election Of Next Congress Chief: Sources

The Congress party's future would be chalked out at the meeting of the Congress Working Committee, the highest decision making body of the party, which is likely to meet early next week.

New Delhi: The Congress party has decided on handing over responsibility of heading the party’s Chief position to senior party leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Motilal Vora. This comes after several failed attempts of party leaders of convincing Rahul Gandhi to take charge post his resignation over massive Lok Sabha defeat. As per reports, Gandhi would not participate as a in the election of next party head which is set to take place during CWC meet. With assembly elections to states like Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Delhi approaching, many in the party feel the Congress had been thrust in a "blind spot" due to the leadership crisis. Political commentators, however, say the step will augur well for the grand old party that needs to reinvent itself and present a clear vision before the public to again emerge as a credible alternative. The Congress party's future would be chalked out at the meeting of the Congress Working Committee, the highest decision making body of the party, which is likely to meet early next week. The names of senior Congress leaders Sushilkumar Shinde, Mallikarjun Kharge, Ashok Gehlot and Motilal Vora were doing the rounds as possible candidates for the party president's post, but a decision would be made only after the meeting of the CWC. "The Congress faces an existential crisis in the absence of clear leadership and such a situation does not bode well for the party which faces assembly elections in three states just a few months later," said a party leader. Another veteran Congress leader said the party can remain united only under the Gandhi family umbrella and if anyone outside the family leads the party, it would increase dissensions.