Rumour mill suggests Priyanaka Gandhi could be the new Congress chief

Party general secretary Mukul Wasnik continues to be the frontrunner as the interim chief

Consensus has eluded the Congress party in selecting the successor to outgoing president Rahul Gandhi. The latest speculation now revolves around party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. She is also the in-charge for Uttar Pradesh, and several Congress leaders from the state have pushed for her to become the party chief. A few in the party believe that she might take over as the Congress faces difficult Assembly polls in Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand. According to party sources, with the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty and the old guard in the Congress unable to agree on a name, party general secretary Mukul Wasnik