Soon, Congress could get its first non-Gandhi president in 21 years

Congress leaders Sushil Kumar Shinde and Mallikarju Kharge could be elected as next party chief

The Congress party could see a non-dynasty person becoming the new president after 21 long years. The last non-dynastic president of the party was Sitaram Kesri, who served from 1996 to 1998.

 
Though the party’s existential crisis could take time to resolve, there were indications on Monday that Congress President Rahul Gandhi is set to convene a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) for the party to find his successor. The CWC is the party’s highest decision-making body.
 
The party has found itself in a limbo ever since Rahul quit as the party chief after the