Congress leaders unanimously rejected party president Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi's offer to resign at the Congress orking Committee (CWC) meeting on Monday over the party's electoral defeat.
"There was no discussion about changes. We have given authority to Sonia Gandhi and accept that we are all responsible for the defeat," said party leader Beni Prasad erma.
As the meeting began, a group of youth Congress workers outside the venue shouted pro-Rahul slogans.
"We all rejected the resignation of the Congress president and vice president and general discussions followed later," said Congress leader Amarinder Singh.
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met in the wake of the party's worst-ever performance in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls.
Accepting responsibility for the poll debacle, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi had said that the mandate in the Lok Sabha polls was clearly against the Congress and said here was a lot for the party to think about.
