Rahul Gandhi was formally appointed Congress president at an official ceremony at party headquarters in Delhi. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/MintNew Delhi: Rahul Gandhi was formally appointed Congress president on Saturday morning in a function at party’s official headquarters 24, Akbar Road in the national capital, Delhi. With this, 47 year old Rahul Gandhi becomes the sixth leader from the Nehru-Gandhi family to occupy the top post in the party. As he takes over, it also marks the end of the longest serving tenure of outgoing party president Sonia Gandhi which lasted for a little under two decades. Rahul Gandhi entered electoral politics in 2004.

Source: Mint December 16, 2017 06:24 UTC