Rahul Gandhi insists on resigning, Congress considers panel to run party

Congress chief refused to meet MPs who wanted to persuade him to retain post

With Congress President Rahul Gandhi continuing to insist on quitting as party chief, senior party leadership is considering a couple of alternatives, including a presidium of leaders running the party’s day-to-day affairs. Sources said the Congress constitution does not provide for a presidium. The Congress would need to call its plenary session to amend the constitution.

According to the sources, Rahul on Monday refused to meet a delegation of MPs, who had hoped to persuade him to change his decision. Rahul had announced his decision to quit at the meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Saturday.

Rahul met senior party