The Congress Working Committee (CWC) is likely meet next week to decide on the new President to end the deepening leadership crisis in the party after Rahul Gandhi resigned from the post owning responsibility Lok Sabha poll debacle. Sources in the party said that Congress leaders are deliberating to find out a suitable replacement of Gandhi. Since then he had been insisting on not taking back his decision despite several senior party leaders' attempts to persuade him to lead the party. Congress put a dismal showing the recent Lok Sabha polls with winning a meagre 52 out of total 542 Lok Sabha seats. Several senior party leaders lost the polls.

Source: dna July 04, 2019 12:22 UTC