Congress Working Committee meeting was convened on Sunday (13 March 2022) to review the crushing defeat in five states. It was unanimously decided in the meeting that Sonia Gandhi would continue as the Congress President until elections were held for the post of President. Election for the post of Congress President is proposed in August-September this year. It was also decided in the meeting that a ‘Chintan Shivir’ session would be organized after the Parliament session ends on April 8.
In the meeting, interim president Sonia Gandhi said that she and her children (Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi) are ready to back down if the party wants, sources said. After this, the party leaders present in the meeting, expressing confidence in the leadership of Sonia Gandhi, urged her to continue as the President. The party leaders urged Sonia Gandhi to lead from the front and make necessary and comprehensive reshuffle in the organization to overcome the organizational weaknesses and meet the political challenges.