Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday stressed that he is no longer thepresident of the Congress, adding that the party should decide on a new chiefwithout delay."The party should decide on the new president quicklywithout further delay, I am nowhere in this process. I have already submittedmy resignation and I am no longer the party president. CWC should convene ameeting at the earliest and decide," Gandhi told reporters in theparliament.

The Wayanad lawmaker, who became the Congress president in2017, offered to step down from his post at the Congress Working Committee(CWC) meeting on May 25, taking moral responsibility for the Congress' abysmalperformance in the 17th Lok Sabha Elections. However, his resignation wasunanimously rejected by the CWC. So far, several top leaders have met Gandhiand urged him to continue to lead the party.

Despite senior members making serious attempts to convincethe 49-year-old to rethink his decision, he has remained unfazed. The Congresswon 52 seats in the recent general elections, which is just eight more thanwhat the party won in 2014 polls.

Supporters sat on a strike outside party headquarters onTuesday, urging Gandhi to rescind his resignation.