New Delhi, July 9: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi may be elevated as party chief on completion of the organisational election process in October and he will be the opposition’s face in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has said.
Scindia, 46, who is party’s chief whip in the Lok Sabha, also said that the time for introspection is over and the party has to act soon on a gameplan to improve its prospects in the 2019 elections.
He claimed that the Narendra Modi government will face defeat in the next elections in the same way as the first National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee had lost power in 2004 despite its “India Shining” slogan.
“Rahul Gandhi is leading the party and he will be leading the party,” Scindia told IANS in an interview when asked who will be the party’s face in the next general elections.
To a question if Gandhi will also be the face of the larger opposition, Scindia said: “I certainly think so. I think the opposition is united in their support for Rahul Gandhi and he will lead the opposition onslaught.”
“Absolutely” was his response when asked if Rahul Gandhi should be elevated as the party chief. Asked if the elevation will happen at the completion of party’s organisational elections in October, Scindia said: “I think so. Yes, yes!”
