Rahul Gandhi elected leader of India’s Congress Party
Tuesday, 12/12/2017 18:50 (GMT+7)
Mr. Rahul Gandhi, 47, was elected on December 11th as new President of the Congress Party.
Ms. Sonia Gandhi (left) and Mr. Rahul Gandhi (Source: AFP/VNA)
Gandhi was elected unopposed, as 89 nomination papers submitted by several State units and senior leaders proposing him as the next President were found valid.
The Chairman of the Congress’s central election authority, Mullappally Ramachandran, said the certificate of election will be handed over to Gandhi on December 16th.
Gandhi was elected to the post unopposed and succeeds his mother, Sonia Gandhi, for the top job in the party.
Sonia Gandhi has led the party for 19 years. She has had health problems over the last few years, but the family and party have released little detailed information.
Gandhi entered politics in 2004 and is a member of India’s Parliament. He was appointed party Vice President in 2013./.
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