Antony Committee to find new working president of AICC to assist Rahul Gandhi to revitalise party organisation. Sachin and Gehlot’s name on top of the list

IN view of the extremely bad defeat of the Congress party at the hustings especially under the sole leadership of Rahul Gandhi, the Gandhi scion who has tendered his resignation in the CWC meeting though not accepted with a unanimous voice and everybody present there exhibited their full confidence on Rahul’s leadership, the latter is still adamant to resign and as such a new formula is being devised in the party to find a viable and strong leader who can assist the party president as the AICC WORKING President.

A committee under the leadership of the former defence minister and CWC member AK Antony is deliberating today, on Wednesday to find a suitable Congressman who is acceptable to all and could take over the cudgels of the party as its working president in order to assist Rahul Gandhi as well.

It may be recalled that the Congress party, despite the best efforts of Rahul Gandhi at the pan India level and his charismatic sister and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi’s extensive election campaigning the Congress party could not fare well and reduced itself to merely 52 seats in the Lok Sabha as compared to massive 303 of BJP and 338 of the BJP plus NDA partners.

In the previous election of 2014 the Congress had merely 44 seats. The party’s position is so pathetic that it is technically not applicable to seek the status of the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha.

The Congress party has never been in such a politically aweful condition in the past.

Though its also true that during 1984, the BJP had only two MPs in Lok Sabha but that was due to the assasination of late prime minister Indira Gandhi.

What is most worrisome factor for the Congress party is the fact that while it has defeated the BJP in three hindi heartland states few months ago in Rajasthan, MP and Chattisgarh but in the 2019 general election it could not gear up further, rather the situation was back to square one as was in 2014 elections thus giving no seats to Congress in these states.

The Modi charisma and vote for Modi for national security and the impact of post Pulwama factor has washed the Congress party to its historical low thus compelling Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to take the entire responsibility on his head and resign.

However, the Antony committee on the unanimity of CWC is not ready to accept his resignation but trying to appoint a permanent working president to revitalise the party organisation nationally in coordination with the party chief Rahul Gandhi.

The reliable sources reveal that there are several names doing the rounds in the political corridors of Congress in Delhi viz Sachin Pilot, the deputy chief minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot, chief minister of Rajasthan and former AICC Genl Secretary, Jyotiraditya Scindia, General Secretary and Western UP Incharge and Priyanka Gandhi, GS and incharge of eastern UP.

Other names doing the rounds are Jairam Ramesh, sr journo and Congress leader, Punjab CM.Captain Amrinder Singh and Digvijay Singh.

It is learnt that amongst all the name of forty one year old Sachin Pilot is on the top as he is not only an able organisor whose hard work in Rajasthan for several years has led the party defeat BJP badly and enabled Congress’s return to power.

Moreover being a youthful leader and son of the the late former union minister Rajesh Pilot, Sachin Pilot had to compromise and give the leadership of the state to Ashok Gehlot being the senior leader whereas his contribution to the party in Rajasthan was unparalleled that led to party’s overallvictory.

His image and aura as an energetic well read youth leader also suits to the temperament of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi with whom he jas been associated for the last two decades.

On the other hand an able organisor and a senior most leader Ashok Gehlot has been greatly instrumental in playing a vital role in assisting Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi for years at the pan India level as general secretary of the party and is in the good books of both Rahul and Sonia Gandhi but being the chief minister of the state and well versed in the Rajasthan politics his candidature seems to be weak as Antony or the party high command would not like him to disturbed from Rajasthan.

Priyanka Gandhi’s name would not be considered as there are cases against her husband in Enforcement directorate and she is Rahul’s sister.

In case her name comes up there will again be controversy about dynastic perpetuation and the Bhartiya Janta Party would rake the issue of her husband’s involvement in various alleged money laundering cases as well as the tirade of dynastic rule.

Jyotiraditya Scindia is not capable as the party’s performce in UP has been at its lowest and Kamalnath, his political adversary and Digvijay Singh as well will create obstacles in his way.

Reliable sources indicate the the name of Sachin Pilot is on the top of the list for the Working President’s post of AICC to assist Rahul Gandhi and infuse a new sense of confidence and energy in Congress party after the most shameful defeat in the general elections.

The name of Captain Arvinder Singh is however also in the race but being the state CM there are little chances of his being disturbed and displaced for elevation as the AICC working president.