Congress President Rahul Gandhi

Congress Working Committee must hold leadership elections to energise workers and inspire workers, says Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor's appeal came in support of his party colleague and former MP Sandeep Dikshit's remarks that the the biggest challenge the party faces is the "leadership question".

Who will take blame for Congress loss if not the party chief? Rahul Gandhi's resignation is classic example of fake humility

Rahul Gandhi's 'resignation letter' had me in splits. Don't get me wrong, I am not being frivolous. I am sure having decided to step down as Congress president, Rahul must have written it in all seriousness (assuming he wrote it himself). The gravitas and pathos must be genuine and the comedy purely unintentional.

Rahul Gandhi's resignation as Congress chief a conscious exercise of power, grudging acceptance that organisation needs to be rebuilt

One thing the resignation of Rahul Gandhi as Congress president will not do to him is to reduce his status to even that of primus inter pares or first among equals. He will continue to tower over other party leaders. It is to him they will turn for settling factional disputes, build consensus on contentious policy issues, and campaign for them during elections.

'Deepest respect for your decision': Priyanka Gandhi lauds Rahul for resigining as Congress chief, says 'few have the courage'

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday tweeted in support of her brother Rahul's decision to step down as the party's president, which he formalised through a statement on Wednesday.

Rahul Gandhi resigns: Congress must go democratic way to pick new chief, handpicked president will be disastrous

Rahul Gandhi's resigns: If the Congress elects a new president through a process that is credible, or seen to be credible, he or she might just have enough firepower to oversee an overhaul of the party

Rahul Gandhi resigns LIVE updates: Amarinder Singh says Congress will get through 'difficult time' with help of Rahul's vision

Rahul Gandhi resigns LIVE updates: Expressing disappointment over Rahul Gandhi’s resignation as Congress president, Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh said Rahul should have continued to lead the party with the same dynamism and fighting spirit with which he had steered the election campaign.

Rahul Gandhi's resignation as Congress chief raises more questions than answers for party, results in power vacuum

Rahul Gandhi has finally made official what has been reported (based on sources) for around a month

Rahul Gandhi resigns as Congress chief: Motilal Vora, Sushil Kumar Shinde, Mallikarjun Kharge among frontrunners for post

With Rahul Gandhi taking to Twitter to officially step down as the Congress president, all eyes are now on the few names appearing as front-runners to take his place.

Rahul Gandhi officially resigns as Congress president, says 'accountability is critical' for growth of party

Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday officially resigned as the Congress president and tweeted out his resignation letter.

Full text: Rahul Gandhi announces resignation as Congress chief, says party 'must radically transform itself'

'As President of the Congress Party, I am responsible for the loss of the 2019 election,' Rahul Gandhi said in his resignation letter.