WB Congress hails Rahul Gandhi's election as party chief

West Bengal Congress today hailed the election of Rahul Gandhi as the party's president and said he will infuse new energy into the party.
The 47-year-old Rahul Gandhi elected unopposed as Congress president and he would officially take over from his mother Sonia Gandhi on December 16.
"We congratulate Rahul Gandhi for being elected as our party president. We are confident that he will infuse new energy into the party and under his leadership Congress will attain new heights," senior Congress leader and Leader of opposition in state Assembly Abdul Mannan told PTI.
Mannan hoped that under Rahul Gandhi's leadership, Congress would put up a strong fight against the onslaught of BJP-RSS and will preserve the country's democratic and secular tradition.

AICC national secretary Subhankar Sarkar said, "The people of this country want Rahul Gandhi to lead the nation after the 2019 Lok Sabha polls," he said.