NEW DELHI: India?s main opposition Congress party on Monday elevated Rahul Gandhi, the scion of the country?s most fabled political dynasty, as its president, preparing to challenge the dominance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of national polls in 2019.In a long-awaited move, Gandhi, the great-grandson of India?s founding prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, was elected unopposed to head the party. He will take the reins from his mother Sonia, the party?s longest-serving president, since 1998.Calling it a ?historic occasion?, the Congress party said Gandhi would take charge as president on Dec. 16.
12-12-2017, 09:37 AM
India?s Rahul Gandhi takes helm of Congress party to challenge Modi
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