New Delhi/July,7 : Congress general secretary Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday resigned from his post over the party’s crushing defeat in the Lok Sabha elections. His resignation came barely hours after party’s Mumbai unit chief Milind Deora stepped down following a meeting with Rahul Gandhi, who has also quit as the Congress chief.
“Accepting the people’s verdict and taking accountability, I had submitted my resignation as General Secretary of AICC (All India Congress Committee) to Shri Rahul Gandhi,” Mr Scindia tweeted.
“I thank him for entrusting me with this responsibility and for giving me the opportunity to serve our party,” he added.
Before the national elections, Mr Gandhi had appointed Mr Scindia and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as in-charges for Uttar Pradesh to revive the party in the state which sends most number of lawmakers to parliament. The Congress, however, could win only one seat, with the BJP winning 62 out of 80 seats in the state. In an embarrassment to the Congress, Mr Gandhi also lost from his family stronghold Amethi.
Overall, the Congress won only 52 of 543 Lok Sabha seats. Taking responsibility for the loss, Rahul Gandhi announced that he would step down.
Earlier this week, he shared an open letter on Twitter, listing reasons to quit from the top post.
“Rebuilding the party requires hard decisions and numerous people will have to be made accountable for the failure of 2019,” he wrote, adding that it would be “unjust to hold others accountable but ignore my own responsibility as president of the party.”
Mr Gandhi also wrote in the letter that he would take no part in the selection of his successor.
The Congress has not yet announced if it has accepted Mr Gandhi’s resignation. On Saturday, senior leaders met in Delhi, but the party said there was no discussion on who will be the next Congress chief.
