New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday re-elected senior party leader Sonia Gandhi as the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Party (CPP). Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge proposed the name of Sonia Gandhi for the post of chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party in the CPP meeting.
Meawhile, party leaders Gaurav Gogoi, Tariq Anwar, and K Sudhakaran second the proposal. The Congress Parliamentary Party meeting concluded and was held in the Central Hall of Parliament in the national capital.
After Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was re-elected as the Chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP), party chief Mallikarjun Kharge said that she will keep guiding the Congress party.
#WATCH | Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge says, “It is good she (Sonia Gandhi) has been re-elected as CPP and she will keep guiding us…” pic.twitter.com/GWMfN8MoBV
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Several prominent Congress leaders including UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and general secretary KC Venugopal were present at the meeting.
Several other leaders including Karti Chidambaram, Rajiv Shukla, Randeep Surjewala, Ajay Maken, former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Shashi Tharoor are also present Congress Parliamentary Party meeting.
Earlier today, the Congress Working Committee passed the resolution that party MP Rahul Gandhi should be appointed as the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, sources said on Saturday.
In the Lok Sabha polls in 2024, the BJP did not cross the majority mark, bagging 240 seats. The Congress, on the other hand, registered a strong improvement, winning 99 seats. While the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance won 293 seats, the INDIA bloc crossed the 230 mark.
