Sources familiar with the deliberations, however, told The Hindu that Mr. Gandhi made no indication about change in his original decision of stepping down. On May 25, Mr. Gandhi had informed the Congress Working Committee that he would step down as the party chief and his position was ‘non-negotiable’. The Rajasthan Chief Minister was accompanied by other Chief Ministers, Captain Amarinder Singh (Punjab), Kamal Nath (Madhya Pradesh), Bhupesh Baghel (Chhattisgarh) and V. Narayanasamy (Puducherry). Sources claimed that the Chief Ministers took moral responsibility for the party’s defeat in the Lok Sabha elections but none confirmed if anyone had offered to resign from their post at the meeting. A chief minister of an elected government should be ready to resign.

Source: The Hindu July 01, 2019 13:27 UTC