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Rahul Gandhi quits as India opposition leader

cde.news desk 3 July 2019, 12:47 · 1 min read

epa07594763 Indian National Congress president Rahul Gandhi during a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi, India, 23 May 2019. According to news reports, Rahul Gandhi conceded the defeat in the Indian General elections 2019. The Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, elections, which began on 11 April 2019, is having the results tallied on 23 May. The Lok Sabha elections were held for 542 of the 543 lower house seats, and a party or alliance needs 272 seats to form a government. According to initial election results Narendra Modi could retain the position of Prime Minister along with BJP. EPA-EFE/STR

Rahul Gandhi resigns as leader of India’s main opposition Congress party, ending weeks of speculation.

Gandhi’s resignation letter, which he tweeted out on Thursday, saw him take responsibility for the party’s defeat in the recent general elections.

He had announced his intention to resign soon after, but party leaders had hoped to change his mind.

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.

Jai Hind 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/WWGYt5YG4V

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 3, 2019

Mr Gandhi’s father, grandmother and great grandfather are all former PMs.

Via BBC

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