With Rahul Gandhi not relenting on his offer to quit as president of the Congress, hit by a wave of resignations by middle-rung leaders in the recent past, chief ministers of the Congress-ruled states on Monday urged him to continue as the party chief and hoped that he will positively consider their plea.
Chief minister of Rajasthan, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry met Rahul Gandhi and held detailed discussion on the party's poll debacle as also apprised him of their own feelings as well as those of the party workers from across the country who want him to continue providing leadership to the grand old party.
"It was a good meeting that lasted around two hours. We expressed our feelings and it was a heart-to-heart talk in detail. We conveyed and apprised him about the feelings of Congress workers across the country and urged him to continue to lead the party," Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot told reporters after the meeting.
He also said,"we hope that he will positively agree to our request to continue as Congress president and will take the right decision in time."
Meanwhile, even in Karnataka, where the Congress-JD(S) coalition is in power, the party
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