19 October,2022 03:57 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
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The new president will take place of Sonia Gandhi who had been serving as interim president after Rahul Gandhi stepped down from the post following the party's debacle in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Congress sources also said the elected president will take charge after Diwali in the presence of senior leaders in a programme at the Congress headquarters.
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(with inputs from PTI)