Rahul Gandhi may continue to be President of the party by he shall only work on reinvigorating the party at grass root level. However according to the party sources Gandhi is adamant on resigning from the post of President but there is a possibility that Congress may create a new post of Working President and these are probables for the post of Working President:
1. Sachin Pilot: Sachin pilot is suave and cultivated but he is grounded as well. front-runner, according to many Congress watchers. There is a lot going for him. He is articulate, is rooted and more than anything else has political capital.
He has age on his side; at 41 years he can connect with the youth. The old guard will look benignly at him as he is the son of Congress stalwart, the late Rajesh Pilot.
He has also delivered. From 2013, when he was sent to Rajasthan to rebuild the Congress, he assiduously stuck to his job. He was the chief ministerial face of the party going into the 2018 assembly polls. He delivered Rajasthan to the Congress but saw Ashok Gehlot offered the chief minister's chair.
Ghulam Nabi Azad: Ghulam Nabi Azad has acceptability across the party. He is on affable terms with regional satraps such as Captain Amarinder Singh, Kamal Nath and Ashok Chavan. He is seen as a hard-core organisation man. Azad is a close confidante of the Gandhi Family, he has proven his mettle in organizational skills and he has also remained the Chief Minister of J&K which has paved way for victory of BJP in the recently concluded Lok Sabha Elections.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra:
By far perfect choice for Gandhi-Nehru family. Having spent nearly all their political life under a dynastic rule, Congress leaders would welcome the status quo of another Gandhi as their leader.
Priyanka Gandhi has a lot going for her. She is young, has an easy charm and connects with the aam workers. The best part is power stays with the family.
But will she? Till the recent Lok Sabha elections she was seen to be a reluctant politician, preferring only to canvas in mother Sonia and brother Rahul's constituencies. Would she be willing to become a full-time politician?
The other hurdle is the economic offence cases against her husband Robert Vadra. It'll be a humongous albatross to carry. If she is appointed expect the BJP to push various agencies to up their probes into Vadra's deals. Would Priyanka Gandhi be able to juggle all these responsibilities?
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