In his farewell letter to Congress leaders, Rahul Gandhi wrote that he had at times stood entirely alone while taking on the BJP of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. An analysis of the campaign argued that the complaint was justified. The resignation With senior leaders treating his wish to step aside as a passing mood, Gandhi told reporters at the Parliament complex that he was no longer party president, ending talk that pressure might make him stay. He then posted a four-page letter toRead More

Rahul Gandhi confirmed in a letter posted on Twitter that he had stepped down as president of the Congress, taking responsibility for the party’s second successive defeat in a national election. He said the Congress Working Committee, the party’s highest decision-making body, should meet soon and settle on a new chief. What the letter said The letter came a few hours after he told reporters he was no longer party president. In it, he described leading the party as “an honour to serve the Congress party” and argued that rebuildingRead More