New Delhi, July 3: After Rahul Gandhi officially resigned as Congress President, veteran leader Motilal Vora is likely to be interim chief of the party. Motilal Vora, who is former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, may hold the post till the Congress Working Committee decides on Rahul Gandhi's successor. Vora, who started his political career with the Samajwadi Party, joined Congress in 1970 and since then have been holding key positions in the party.

While Vora will be interim chief of the Congress party, the CWC is yet to take a final call on who will succeed the Gandhi scion. Name of former union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is doing the rounds who may be appointed as the next Congress President. Earlier today, Rahul Gandhi officially resigned as Congress President and said took full responsibility of the Congress's drubbing in Lok Sabha elections.

"It is an honour for me to serve the Congress Party, whose values and ideals have served as the lifeblood of our beautiful nation. I owe the country and my organisation a debt of tremendous gratitude and love," Rahul Gandhi wrote. "As president of the Congress party, I'm responsible for the loss of the 2019 elections, accountability is critical for the future growth of our party. It is for this reason that I have resigned as Congress president," he stated. Rahul Gandhi Reveals Who Will Decide on Next Congress Chief.

Earlier in the day, Gandhi told reporters in Parliament: "I have already submitted my resignation and I am no longer the party chief. "The Congress Working Committee should convene a meeting at the earliest and decide on a new party chief." Taking moral responsibility for the party’s poor performance in the Lok Sabha elections, Gandhi resigned as Congress president at a CWC meeting on May 25.

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