​Rahul Gandhi may take over the reins of Congress in April

In January 2013, Rahul Gandhi had hogged the limelight during ‘Chintan Shivir’ in Jaipur, as many Congress leaders had then demanded that he should be named as the party’s prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. Rahul is once again at the centre-stage. The news is rife that he may be crowned as the Congress party chief at AICC meet in April and this in reveals an ET report.

As per the business daily, Congress is prepping up to organise an AICC session, on lines of ‘Chintan Shivir’, in between March 28 and April 15 for Rahul Gandhi’s immediate elevation. The party leaders feel that there should be no more delay in this decision.

If we believe the report, Sonia Gandhi is likely to be announced as the chairperson of the Congress parliamentary party. This hints at that the party leadership is preparing for generation shift.

The much-anticipated rejig in the party took place on Monday, when Ashok Chavan became the new president of Maharashtra, Sanjay Nirupam took over as the president of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee, Ghulam Ahmed Mir replaced Saifuddin Soz to take over as PCC chief in J&K. Bharatsinh Solanki is now the new PCC chief of Gujarat, Ajay Maken has taken over over the reins of Congress party in Delhi, and for Telangana region, Uttam Kumar Reddy is the new PCC chief. According to the Economic Times report, these appointments have Rahul Gandhi’s stamp.

Some of the Congress leaders feel that two power centres is resulting in more confusion in the party. And they believe that an immediate solution may help party draft its future strategy.
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