Sonia calls CWC meet tomorrow on Congress president's election

New Delhi: The much-awaited meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) to approve the schedule of the party president's election will take place on Monday at Sonia Gandhi's residence, party sources said.

The meeting of the Congress Working Committee, the highest decision-making body of the Congress, is scheduled to take place at 10:30 am at 10 Janpath, they said.

This would clear the decks for the elevation of party vice president Rahul Gandhi to take over as the next chief. He is expected to be the only candidate in the fray, the sources said.

Party leaders say that although it is not necessary to convene a formal meeting of the Congress Working Committee to approve the schedule for the presidential election, current party president Sonia Gandhi has decided to get the approval of the party's highest decision-making body.