CWC meeting today: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has emerged as the top choice for the Congress president s post. Sources said that Sonia Gandhi had requested him to contest during a meeting which she held before heading abroad for medical checkup and treatment.
The Congress has called its Working Committee meet on Sunday to decide the poll schedule for the party president's post.The meeting comes after the resignation of Ghulam Nabi Azad, who has alleged that the whole process of election was farce .
The election for Congress president is likely to be postponed for a few weeks, sources said on Thursday, and the final schedule will be decided in the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting scheduled on August 28.Sources said that it was .
While the Congress is likely to announce the schedule to elect the next party President on Sunday, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) will meet virtually as Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi will be abroad for Sonia Gandhi s medical check-up.