United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi was elected the leader of 52 Congress lawmakers in Lok Sabha, Hindustan Times reported on Saturday.
According to Hindustan Times, the decision was announced at a parliamentary party meeting of the Congress held a week after Rahul Gandhi announced his decision to quit the post following the debacle he faced in the general election that saw the Narendra Modi-led NDA coming to power with 352 of the 542 seats polled.
Randeep Singh Surjewala, a Congress MLA, also tweeted about the development:
The meeting of the newly elected Congress Lok Sabha MPs took place ahead of the Parliament session beginning on June 17.
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Ajay Kumar saxena
Jun 01, 2019 12:41pm
She is elected as President of Congress Parliament Party. Till when congress will stick to Gandhi Family ? Sonia & Rahul are the reasons for this miserable condition of Congress.
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topbrass
Jun 01, 2019 12:42pm
What a surprise choice !! She will surely bring the much needed ' new blood ' to the party
Congress never fails in giving pleasant shocks !!
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Haryanavi_Chora
Jun 01, 2019 12:59pm
All those 12.13 crore people voted to Congress belong to one particular community...
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joe
Jun 01, 2019 01:04pm
She could be facing jail if her bail is rejected in National case.
Remember she and her son Rahul already stand as convicted in curuption case of National Heard.
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Colaking
Jun 01, 2019 01:09pm
Congress has decided to not to learn anything.
Dynastic politics is no way forward. Those days are gone forever.
But having selected Sonia Gandhi, shell will be in-effective as leader.
Reasons:
1. Poor health
2. Very Weak Hindi, can not talk without notes in hand.
3. No clear vision
4. Incomparable as against Modi
5. Lack of grass-root knowledge of India.
6. Only 51 MP's [ less than 10 % of the house ] are under her command.
7. Due to weak strength in Loksabha, she can not be notminated as Leader of Opposition.
8. She can not represent herself as Opposition Leader of India on any platform.
9. Dynastic Politician has its own weaknesses.
10. She never got overwhelming response from India's common man in her entire tenure.
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Kailash Singh
Jun 01, 2019 01:39pm
@Ajay Kumar saxena, She has been elected as the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha and not the Congress President.
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Anand
Jun 01, 2019 01:42pm
Well, Congress party refuses to read the writings on wall . The election results were clear mandate against the fake Gandhi family. But the Congress party is bent upon to follow a suicidal path. Well, no one can help the party
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desi dimag
Jun 01, 2019 01:44pm
It means 2024 election victory is assured for Modi Ji. Bye - bye mullah party.
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ADHITYA RAM. PALAMOOR
Jun 01, 2019 01:46pm
As long as there is Congress. There will be a stronger ruling BJP
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Mehboob Ali Lalani
Jun 01, 2019 01:48pm
It is the people of India who decide who should be there leaders. My view is that it would be better for India to get rid of hereditary politics. There must be no dearth of qualified and experience persons who working from grassroot level in congress to be there leader. At present you have no choice but a strong party be made to come back successfully in future.
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Bobby Khan
Jun 01, 2019 02:05pm
The Queen of Corruptions.
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Sid - The Warrior
Jun 01, 2019 02:15pm
@topbrass, what is their about - surprice choice???
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Ds
Jun 01, 2019 02:28pm
sometimes i wonder how much families the likes of NS,ZARADARI and fake Gandhi's want to loot.There must be something more than Money and power involved.
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Ahmed Khalid
Jun 01, 2019 02:31pm
@Ajay Kumar saxena, Disagree......The fact is India cannot digest her Italian roots.
Ms. Sonia is a leader and can govern India in better, developed and secular way.
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K Khan
Jun 01, 2019 02:50pm
Due to expectation of defeat one captain sidelined in the photo
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Divakar
Jun 01, 2019 02:52pm
@Haryanavi_Chora, : two communities
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Neha
Jun 01, 2019 02:59pm
They are just flogging the dead horse. Gandhis should leave the congress in the hands of other members.
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Mohan
Jun 01, 2019 03:05pm
Now she will try the daughter.
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad
Jun 01, 2019 03:13pm
Old is gold but unfortunately, too old becomes rolled gold.
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Copper Brother
Jun 01, 2019 03:31pm
A double vote. Congress voted Sonia Gandhi to be party chief and simultaneously voted Modi for PM in 2024. Well done Congress.
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Goon
Jun 01, 2019 04:02pm
Oh! really! Who competed against her? Hahahahaha..i.t is a family enterprise. period. All these drama does not impress anybody.
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Daskalos
Jun 01, 2019 04:12pm
The perpetuation of dynastic politics in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are sad examples of our gullible South Asian mindset.
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Shy Guy
Jun 01, 2019 04:15pm
Elected... Whom she defeated
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Khurram
Jun 01, 2019 04:15pm
This party can’t look beyond one family.
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad
Jun 01, 2019 04:39pm
Welcome to the club and the main clubhouse.
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Just another Dave
Jun 01, 2019 04:50pm
@Ds, "There must be something more than Money and power involved." Yes Sir, its the fear of going to jail for all the loots!!!
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jaykay
Jun 01, 2019 04:51pm
Hardly matters whoever is selected. BJP will rule for the next 50 years.
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D Patel
Jun 01, 2019 04:58pm
Election or takeover!! From 1947 Nehru-Gandhi family (no relation to Mahatma Gandhi) ruled India for very long time and has successfully turned Congress Party into a family owned organization. The owners are smart and will never relinquish the control of the party - and its bank accounts!
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Pervez
Jun 01, 2019 05:03pm
@Ajay Kumar saxena, BJP should be sending thank you notes to the Gandhi family. Till Gandhi's are at the helm of Congress party BJP has nothing to worry about.
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HEM CHANDRA PANT
Jun 01, 2019 05:20pm
No end of dynasty rule .Selection of sonia is for,by and of the dynasty
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Najma Hisham
Jun 01, 2019 05:56pm
Congress has taken a serious mauling in this elections. Perhaps for India's sake the old guard of congress including Sonia should consider paving the way for a younger generation of secular and liberal Indians.
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Vasudevan
Jun 01, 2019 06:28pm
Congress can seek redemption only after getting out of the FAMILY. Rahul is not up to the task and Modi will simply make an example of him. New blood, new ideas. Congress needs badly
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Alla Bux
Jun 01, 2019 07:39pm
I do not know why some people are so addicted to looting their countries. Sonia and her family have looted Inida enough. Instead of hanging on to the power that will never be theirs, I believe, they should pack up and leave.
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