Stage set for August 10: Clarity likely on Congress leadership muddle

That's the day Sonia completes a year of interim presidentship and questions are raised about leadership vacuum. Those close to Rahul hope he will change his mind and assume presidentship

Interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi is out of hospital and on Rahul Gandhi’s direction, the party’s media spokesman Randeep Singh Surjewala told squabbling colleagues to stop it immediately. But there’s no direct word from the top leadership about putting an end to the war of words in the Congress that continues to rage over why the party is where it is and who should be held accountable.

The current battle is seen as setting the stage for August 10 when Sonia completes one year of interim presidentship, and questions are being raised about a leadership vacuum. For the first time, responsible