The tangled skeins of Congress' leadership come to the fore at CWC meet

The Congress commits itself to internal elections. But leaders are still asking who is really in charge

“The mood was conciliatory. There were no attacks on anyone,” said Congress Member of Parliament (MP) and West Bengal Congress unit chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury about the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting held last week. That this – the ambience - needed bookmarking was significant in itself.

The meeting lasted four hours. The party passed several resolutions. But no words were exchanged. This is a marked departure from the last CWC held in January, when stunned party leaders saw Rajasthan Chief Minister (CM) Ashok Gehlot and party leader Ambika Soni aggressively turn on those who were asking for elections in