Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has emerged as the frontrunner to become the next Congress President. But he still says Rahul Gandhi should be convinced to take on the top job. The party has announced that a date for the Congress president's election will be decided at a meeting on Sunday.. The congress is clearly caught in a dilemma. On one hand, many believe there will be more factionalism if a non-Gandhi becomes president, while others worry that Rahul Gandhi's leadership isn't really taking them anywhere.