Sonia Gandhi Likely to Continue as INC Chief

New Delhi:  With Sonia Gandhi completing one year as the Congress interim chief on August 10, she is expected to get another term as her son and ex-party president Rahul Gandhi still showing no willingness to for a second stint even as he continues to play a key role running the party affairs.

A reluctant Sonia took over as interim chief after Rahul resigned taking responsibility for the party’s debacle in the Lok Sabha election. As per the party constitution, the AICC shall meet at least once a year but it hasn’t met for the last two years. The party was supposed to hold a session in April but could not due to the Covid-19 situation. This also delayed a decision on a new chief.  A section of leaders have said that if Rahul is not interested in leading, then the party should call for internal elections to elect a new chief. “He may not be leading the party officially but he is part of all major decisions and key meetings,” said another leader.