September 18, 2026 01:09 pm (IST)
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CWC rejects resignations of Sonia, Rahul
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS): The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Monday rejected the resignation of party President Sonia Gandhi and that of her son Rahul Gandhi, who is the Vice President, at its meeting convened to review the party's worst ever performance in the 16th Lok Sabha polls, where it managed to bag just 44 out of the 543 seats.
The Congress leaders met at the party headquarters.
All the members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party's Vice President Rahul Gandhi were present at the meeting.
Emerging from the long meeting, Congress leader Amarinder Singh, who has won the Lok Sabha elections from the Amritsar constituency, said Sonia and Rahul offered to resign taking the blame of the Lok Sabha polls debacle but the CWC rejected it.
"There is no question of Sonia and Rahul resigning. Both offered to resign but CWC rejected it. It is a collective responsibility. Everyone is to be blamed," he said.
On Friday after the poll results were declared, Sonia said: "The people have given their verdict against us. As the Congress president, I take the entire responsibility of our defeat."
Moments later, Rahul said: "Congress has done pretty badly. There is a lot of introspection needed. As the party's vice president, I hold myself responsible for the party's defeat."
Decimating the ruling Congress in a landslide victory, Narendra Modi led the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to win 285 seats out of 543 that made it the first party to cross the majority mark of 272 on its own in over 30 years.
Riding on an unprecedented wave of expectations coupled with widespread resentment against the ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Modi almost singled-handedly bought the BJP-led National Deocratic Alliance (NDA) to a 340-seat-tally.
Sonia and Rahul Gandhi-led Congress party meanwhile was routed to just 44 seats, a huge 162 seats short of last time, ending Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s tenure with a humiliating blow.
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