Raipur: The Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CPCC) today passed a resolution to appoint Rahul Gandhi as the party’s national president. The resolution was passed at a meeting chaired by Hussain Dalwai, in which 310 delegates from the Chhattisgarh Congress (who will also vote to elect the party president) participated, state communication wing chief sushil Anand Shukla said.
The Chhattisgarh Congress had passed a similar resolution in June this year, saying Rahul Gandhi should become the party president.
Polling for the post of Congress president will be held on October 17 and the results will be declared on October 19. The Congress said if a candidate is left in the fray after withdrawal of nomination, the president’s name will be announced on October 8 itself.
The last election for Congress president was held in November 2000. Dalwai has been appointed as the returning officer of the Chhattisgarh unit by the All India Congress Committee.
Earlier, the Rajasthan Congress had supported Rahul Gandhi’s elevation as the party president, while the Gujarat Congress had also passed a resolution.