UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi was re-elected as the leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, Gandhi said, “We thank the 12.13 crore voters for reposing faith in the Congress Party.”
Just in: #SoniaGandhi has been elected as Chairperson of Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) pic.twitter.com/uUqP34vzCo
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The CPP, comprising newly-elected Lok Sabha MPs and members of the Rajya Sabha, held a meeting in the national capital a day after dates of the upcoming Parliament session were announced.
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Earlier, there was speculation as to whether Rahul Gandhi would take on the role, amid the uncertainty of his stepping down from the position as Congress president.
Meanwhile, in the meeting, Rahul Gandhi also thanked the voters and Congress workers. He said, “Congress member must remember that each one of you is fighting for the Constitution, for every person in India irrespective of the color of his skin or belief.”
Shri Rahul Gandhi thanked the voters & Congress workers.
He says, ‘every Congress member must remember that each one of you is fighting for the Constitution, for every person in India irrespective of the color of his skin or belief’. pic.twitter.com/yMtE6IWUXo
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