Jaipur: Ahead of the election of the new national president of the Congress party, the meeting of Congress party veteran and Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday morning has started a discussion in the party circles. Gehlot, however, termed the speculation regarding his candidature as media-generated. He has said that when the time comes, the party will elect a new president and many eminent leaders are present to take this responsibility.

The meeting between Sonia and Gehlot came amid talk that Congress will issue a notification to elect a new president this week. According to information received from sources, some veteran leaders have sent a message to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday demanding that a family member be accepted as the highest post of the party. There is concern among party leaders that presiding outside the Gandhi family will lead to further controversy. This can be a major difficulty for organizational unity.

However, Ashok Gehlot has publicly denied being a candidate for the post of Congress president. However, Gehlot is said to have met Sonia Gandhi for half an hour before heading to Ahmedabad for a party event. Gehlot will be back in Delhi on Wednesday. He said his candidature for the president's post has been released by the media. He has reiterated that Rahul Gandhi should accept the post of president in the interest of the Congress party. He is said to have asked Sonia to convince Rahul back to take over as president.

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