New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi is expected to be re- elected as the Chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) at its first meeting in New Delhi on May 24 after the 16th Lok Sabha polls which saw the party's strength in the House nose-dive to a dismal 44 from 206 in 2009.
The meeting of the CPP general body is being held ahead of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government taking over on May 26.
The Congress has closed its ranks behind the Gandhis, to lead them in these "tough and trying times" for the party.
Although Kamal Nath's name is doing the rounds for the post of 'Leader of the Opposition' in Lok Sabha, a party general secretary insisted that the consensus is possible only on the name of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
That would brighten the chances of Kamal Nath, the senior- most Congress MP, becoming leader of the Congress Party in the House.
The CPP meet will follow the meeting of the Congress Working Committee, which took place on May 19. During the CWC meet, both Sonia and Rahul had offered to resign from their party posts, however that was rejected unanimously by other Congress leaders.
The meeting of the CPP general body is being held ahead of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government taking over on May 26.
The Congress has closed its ranks behind the Gandhis, to lead them in these "tough and trying times" for the party.
Although Kamal Nath's name is doing the rounds for the post of 'Leader of the Opposition' in Lok Sabha, a party general secretary insisted that the consensus is possible only on the name of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
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That would brighten the chances of Kamal Nath, the senior- most Congress MP, becoming leader of the Congress Party in the House.
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The CPP meet will follow the meeting of the Congress Working Committee, which took place on May 19. During the CWC meet, both Sonia and Rahul had offered to resign from their party posts, however that was rejected unanimously by other Congress leaders.
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