The anointing of Rahul Gandhi as Congress president got mired in controversy after senior party leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's comparison of the organisational election to the succession during the Mughal era. NEHRU-GANDHIS AS CONGRESS PRESIDENTSMotilal Nehru was the first Nehru-Gandhi family member to become the Congress president. He remained as the party president till his assassination on May 21, 1991. NEW ERANow, Sonia Gandhi's son Rahul Gandhi, who served as Congress vice-president since 2013, is all set to replace her as party president this month. For how many years will Rahul remain as Congress president and who will be his successor?

Source: India Today December 04, 2017 15:49 UTC