Announcement was made late Thursday night after hectic parleys at Rahul Gandhi's residence in New Delhi; Kamal Nath to meet MP Governor Anandiben Patel today
PM Modi was seen exchanging greetings with his predecessor and Congress leader Manmohan Singh.
Coming on the first anniversary of his appointment as Congress president, the outcome of this round of Assembly polls, which could be a bellwether for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, has clearly boosted the leadership profile of Rahul Gandhi
The 76-year-old Congress leader has been ruling the state since December 2008.
Regarding a new Chief Minister, Rajasthan Congress chief, Sachin Pilot said, 'The Congress high command and the MLAs will collectively decide'.
The Congress-led alliance in Telangana suffered a major blow as officials counting the votes predicted that the ruling TRS was poised to get a second five-year term with a landslide.
