Sonia Gandhi appointed as interim president of the Congress party

Sonia Gandhi has been appointed as the interim president of the Congress party. Congress Working Committee (CWC) went in a huddle on Saturday to decide on the new president of the Congress party. It accepted former Congress president Rahul Gandhi's resignation.

Here is the resolution of the Congress Working Committee (CWC).

Resolution (Click to enlarge)

Sonia Gandhi had held the post of Congress President between 1998 and 2017 before Rahul Gandhi took over the reins. 

Party leaders said that all the five sub-groups formed region-wise to choose the new Congress President had recommended Rahul Gandhi's name for the post, but the outgoing President refused to take the charge. The CWC members then recommended Sonia Gandhi's name as the interim party chief.

(With inputs from IANS) 

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