NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chief rival Rahul Gandhi was nominated on Saturday to lead India's opposition in parliament after an election result that rescued his Indian National Congress party from the political wilderness. 'CONGRESS' MAN Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi speaks at a press conference at his party’s headquarters in the capital New Delhi on June 4, 2024. AFP PHOTOA meeting of the Congress leadership on Saturday voted unanimously to recommend Gandhi's election as India's official opposition leader, a post that had been left vacant since 2014. If elected as expected, he will be recognized as India's official opposition leader when the new parliament sits, which local media reports suggest will happen as soon as early next week. Parliamentary regulations require the opposition leader to come from a party that commands at least 10 percent of the lawmakers in the 543-seat lower house.

Source: Manila Times June 08, 2024 22:53 UTC