PANANJI (GOA) The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee’s (GPCC) new President would be nominated most likely in January, next year, a month after Rahul Gandhi take over the reins of the Indian National Congress (INC).
The GPCC executive committee had last month esolved authorizing INC president Sonia Gandhi to nominate the next State Chief and All India Congress Committee (AICC) members from Goa. It is now been learnt that the decision will be taken by Rahul Gandhi, post his elevation as INC President.
GPCC too has passed resolution requesting Rahul Gandhi to take over the President ship immediately from his mother Sonia.
CLP sources said that the new State Congress President will be nominated by Rahul Gandhi, who may take over INC presidentship post Gujarat Elections, scheduled next month.
“Mostly next year by January State will have new party president,” sources added.
The sitting president former MP Shantaram Naik was appointed in June as temporary arrangement following resignation by then president Luizinho Faleiro. As there is strong resentment within party against Naik continuing as party chief, he is lobbying hard to retain the position.
The young AICC secretary Girish Chodankar and GPCC general secretary Adv Yatish Naik are the front runners for the post, as High Command is looking for new and young leadership at State level. “Rahul Gandhi is of the strong view that party needs young leaders to revamp it,” sources said.
