AICC General Secretary Harish Rawat resigns, takes responsibility for Congress's debacle in Lok Sabha elections
File photo of Harish Rawat
All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary and former Uttarakhand chief minister, Harish Rawat, on Thursday tendered his resignation from his post, taking the responsibility of the party's defeat in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, reported news agency ANI.
The development comes a day after Rahul Gandhi had tweeted his resignation letter, asking Congress to appoint a new party chief without any further delay.
Earlier this month, Rawat had said that under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi Congress can go from defeat to victory. "We were not successful, but by strengthening the organisation, we can mount a challenge to the RSS-BJP's malicious propaganda," the former Uttarakhand chief minister had said.
"We were not successful, but by strengthening the organisation, we can mount a challenge to the RSS-BJP's malicious propaganda," the former Uttarakhand chief minister said.
Rahul Gandhi had first offered to step down on May 25 at a meeting of the Congress Working Committee after party's debacle in the Lok Sabha elections. However, his offer of resignation was unanimously rejected by the CWC.
Despite senior members making serious attempts to convince Rahul Gandhi to reconsider his decision to quit as the party chief, he remained unfazed.
The Congress won 52 seats in the recent general elections, which is just eight more than 2014.
(With inputs from agencies)