Rahul says party will decide his successor, not him

As speculation continues on his next steps following his resignation as party chief, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said his party will decide on who his successor will be and not him.

He said he is not the person to take a decision on his successor, even as he denied reports that he had given his nod to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to lead the party in his place.

"I am not the one who will appoint the party president," Gandhi told reporters when asked on who would be his successor after he resigned.

On reports claiming that Gehlot will be his successor and he has given his approval for the same, he said, "No such thing."
Responding to a question about Rafale finding a mention in President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament, he said, "I maintain my stand that there has been theft in the Rafale jet deal."