Just like Sonia Gandhi Did in 1998, Rahul Gandhi Hopes to Teach Congress a Lesson to Congress party. According to the reports the Congress is likely to hold a second CWC meeting this week during which Rahul Gandhi is expected to reiterate his decision to resign as party chief in the wake of the election results.
According to the sources Sonia Gandhi is opposed to Rahul Gandhi stepping down since it would be difficult for him to make a comeback given that the party is going through its worst crisis at the moment.
Rahul had offered to resign from the top post in the first post-verdict Congress Working Committee meeting on May 25, but the same was rejected by his mother Sonia Gandhi while other senior Congress leaders made emotional appeals for him to stay on. In response to reference to Rahul's decision Sonia had said in a letter to Rae Bareli residents after the poll outcome that she won't shy away from fighting for her principles. Leaders close to Rahul say resignation doesn't mean shedding responsibility.
Sources said that after Saturday's CWC meeting, a few seniors teamed up when they got wind of Rahul's offer to resign. They first ensured a press statement was issued to deny that Rahul had pulled up senior Congressmen for putting their sons before the party. The other CWC members were told not to speak to the media. Few seniors are reportedly worried that they can't go about business as usual if Rahul Gandhi indeed resigns.
Upset with the same, even Priyanka Gandhi is known to have pointed out the lack of coordination and campaign zest which ultimately eroded her brother's efforts.Rahul Gandhi's team had even complained that leaders didn't tweet or push the campaign on social media. Complaints were also made that leaders were running parallel campaigns and that Rahul's fiery push in the Rafale case wasn't replicated by others. It was also alleged that some seniors were shying away from the issue to not burn bridges with Anil Ambani.
Rahul Gandhi's decision to step down also creates another dilemma for the party that who would be the next?
