Delhi Congress leaders meet Sonia over new state unit Chief

NEW DELHI: To build consensus over the new Delhi Congress chief's post, lying vacant since the death of Sheila Diskhit, party interim chief Sonia Gandhi here on Saturday met a delegation of the state party leaders.

According to a party leader, senior Delhi Congress leaders Narendra Nath, Ramakant Goswami, Mangat Ram Singhal and Kiran Walis had an over one-hour meeting with Sonia Gandhi at her residence. They took up the issue of new state party chief and new state in-charge of the Congress.

According to a Congress leader, Sonia Gandhi heard the party leaders' views, but will take a decision after discussions with several other senior party leaders.