New Delhi: Congress parliamentarians met this morning to elect leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party or CPP exactly a week after party chief Rahul Gandhi told the party's top decision making, Congress Working Committee, that he would like to resign over the election debacle. UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi has been elected as the CPP chief.
This would not just be the first meeting of the CPP after the national elections but also the first meeting of Rahul Gandhi with party leaders after he announced his decision to quit as party chief last Saturday.
The Congress won just 52 of 542 parliamentary seats this time, its second worst performance since 2014 election. The party is three members short of the total that would qualify it for the post of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha.
Here are the Highlights of Congress Parliamentary Party meeting
Jun 01, 2019 13:53 (IST)
"Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi will consult senior leaders and nominate the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha. We will claim the Leader of Opposition and Dy Speaker posts," Congress's K Suresh told news agency ANI
Jun 01, 2019 10:54 (IST)
Sonia Gandhi will now elect the leader of Congress in parliament.
Jun 01, 2019 10:54 (IST)
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi has been elected as the chief of CPP.
Jun 01, 2019 10:36 (IST)
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will be elected as the chairperson of Congress Parliamentary Party as the newly elected lawmakers meet this morning, party sources have said. Ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will propose his name.
Jun 01, 2019 10:19 (IST)
Rahul Gandhi has remained firm on his decision to quit as Congress president and has refused to meet party leaders who have flocked to his home in Delhi.