Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is set to take over as the party’s president on December 11 after he was the only one to file the nomination for the post on Monday, the last day to do so. Gandhi will take over the reins of the party from his mother Sonia Gandhi who has steered the party for the past 19 years. He will carry on the great tradition of the Congress party,” former prime minister Manmohan Singh gushed, as jubilant Congress workers thronged the party headquarters in the national capital. Gandhi, 47, visited the homes of Singh, former President Pranab Mukherjee, and his mother to seek blessings before filing his nomination around 11am. Sonia Gandhi enjoys a good rapport with most parties other than the BJP.

Source: Hindustan Times December 04, 2017 17:22 UTC