Times Now has tapes of senior Congress officials admitting to this in their private conversations, leaked by a dissenter.The tapes pose a serious challenge to Congress's claims that Rahul is being elected to the top post through a fair and free vote. They are essentially selected by state president who was also essentially selected by the Congress president.Tewari: Shehzad, have you thought all this through? It is not a political party and no party in India is a political party, they are all proprietorships. Indeed, after Shehzad's open letter to Rahul challenging his elevation as Congress president, the party tried to distance itself from him.But there are clearly many who do not disagree with the issues raised by Shehzad. "I admit it's 100% selection not election; if this continues, the Congress will become a Pvt Ltd company."

Source: Economic Times December 01, 2017 23:26 UTC