Mallikarjun Kharge To Stay On As Leader Of Opposition, Big Congress U-Turn: Sources

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge could proceed as Chief of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, in violation of a key rule, because the celebration hasn’t but selected his substitute in parliament.

If Mr Kharge holds two posts, it is going to be an entire reversal of the “One Individual, One Publish” coverage that Rahul Gandhi careworn at a time Ashok Gehlot hoped for a double position.

Sonia Gandhi has known as a gathering of the Congress Parliamentary Celebration’s “technique group” tomorrow. Solely Mr Kharge, Jairam Ramesh and KC Venugopal have been known as for the meet from Rajya Sabha, sources say.  

Digvijaya Singh and P Chidambaram, who’re seen as frontrunners to exchange Mr Kharge in Rajya Sabha, haven’t been invited to the assembly, sources say.

Mr Kharge had resigned as Chief of Opposition in Rajya Sabha earlier than submitting his nomination papers for Congress chief, however sources say he could proceed within the position, a minimum of for the winter session of parliament.

Sources say after the quick session is over, the celebration is more likely to shake up the Congress Parliamentary Celebration.

Apart from Mr Kharge, there are two extra “exceptions” to the Congress coverage. Adhiranjan Choudhary, who’s Chief of Opposition in Lok Sabha, can also be the celebration’s Bengal president. Jairam Ramesh is each Rajya Sabha chief whip and chief of Congress Communications.

In September, Rahul Gandhi had asserted that the Congress can be agency on the coverage it dedicated to throughout its Udaipur session in February.

His message was for Ashok Gehlot, who, because the Gandhis’ best choice for Congress president on the time, had been reluctant to surrender the Rajasthan Chief Minister’s put up. Congress MLAs near him even refused to attend a gathering, in a uncommon present of defiance, objecting to Mr Gehlot being changed by his rival Sachin Pilot in Rajasthan if he took up a nationwide position.

Mr Gehlot was lastly dropped and Mr Kharge stepped in because the “official” candidate for the Congress president polls in October. It now appears that the Congress might want to make an exception for Mr Kharge in any case.