On Monday, when Rahul Gandhi missed the party's 136th Foundation Day celebration event as he is travelling abroad to see his grandmother, and Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi couldn't attend the event due Covid-19 pandemic, Priyanka Gandhi took charge.

According to sources, Gandhi himself is taking stock of poll preparedness by talking to leaders and listening to their views for poll strategy.

He was elected as a local body councillor in 1976 in Bharuch Municipal body of Gujarat at the age of 25 years and became the political secretary of Sonia Gandhi and remained a bridge during UPA-I tenure between the party and the government.

According to information received from sources, there will be a meeting at 5 pm through video conferencing but its agenda is not clear.

The central election authority of the Congress met and finalised the initial program of the process.

According to a close source to Vadra, she was already scheduled to set up base in Lucknow. For this, renovation work had already been initiated at Sheila Kaul's residence from January.

P Chidambaram proposed that Sonia should be made the party's interim president.