New Delhi: So, the much-awaited "surgery" may take a little while longer.
Congress sources told CNN-News18 on Saturday that a Congress Working Committee could be called in the first week of November to seek extension for Sonia Gandhi as party president.
This would mean that the elevation of vice president Rahul Gandhi is delayed. But there is also a view within the party that Rahul could be made working president, so that it sends out the message that he is calling the shots. This will also give the impression that Sonia is around for longer, a move being made to placate the old guard.
The party leadership feels that, say, like Rita Bahuguna Joshi, many other veterans who feel sidelined could move out and this would be embarrassing for the Congress ahead of crucial elections in Uttar Pradesh and other states .
The younger leaders however feel that Rahul needs to take the plunge now, and that any delay would only create confusion among the cadre.
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