Congress netas meet Rahul Gandhi to convince him to stay on

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Sachin Pilot and Randeep Surjewala are huddled at Rahul Gandhi’s house, in an attempt to convince him to change his decision to step down as party president.

Rahul has been insistent on quitting as party president while its governments in Rajasthan and Karnataka teetered on the brink.

Congress sources said Rahul is insisting on resigning his post and is understood to have conveyed to several leaders that it is time for the grand old party to look for a new chief.

The Congress won only 52 out of 542 parliamentary seats in the Lok Sabha polls, just six more than its 2014 tally. The party could not open its account in 18 states and Union Territories.