Rahul takes over as President; Congress says 'Thank You Sonia'

Arnima Dwivedi
Published on: 16 Dec 2017 5:00 AM GMT
Rahul takes over as President; Congress says Thank You Sonia
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New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi has been officially announced as the chief of the Congress party on Saturday. He took the baton from his mother Sonia Gandhi who had helmed the country's oldest party for 19 years.

The entire process completed after the Central Election Authority president Mullapally Ramachandran handed over the Certificate of Election to the newly-elected president of the Congress.

After holding the beaming torch of the INC, RaGa's mother Sonia Gandhi, announced that it was time for her to retire, triggering immediate speculation about her future plans.

The Congress party sought to quell it saying she has only retired from the party chief's role and not from politics. The party has also asked her to remain there as a guide and mentor as she has always been.

The official twitter handle of INC broadcasted the news with a 'Thank You' message for Sonia Gandhi...

https://twitter.com/INCIndia/status/941895686592671744

https://twitter.com/INCIndia/status/941898186330857473

https://twitter.com/INCIndia/status/940170622956576768

She also added that Rahul Gandhi has been playing an active role in the last three years.

The 47-year-old Rahul Gandhi formally takes over the reins of the grand old party two days before the counting of votes for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections, the outcome of which could be a trendsetter ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi, current and former Chief Ministers, MPs, senior Congress leaders, and all PCC chiefs and delegates will be present at the handing over ceremony.

Gandhi had been the party Vice President for over four years since 2013.

Rahul's main challenge remains the revamping of party organisation, apart from electoral battles in the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Arnima Dwivedi

Arnima Dwivedi

A journalist, presently working as a sub-editor with newstrack.com. I love exploring new genres of humans and humanity.

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