NEW DELHI, June 8 – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s main rival Rahul Gandhi was nominated on Saturday to lead India’s opposition in the next parliament, the general secretary of Gandhi’s Congress party said.
“All participants unanimously passed the resolution that Rahul Gandhi should take the position of leader of opposition in the parliament,” K.C. Venugopal told a news conference after a meeting of the party’s executive.
The post had been left vacant since 2014.
Gandhi is the scion of the dynasty that dominated Indian politics for decades and is the son, grandson and great-grandson of former prime ministers, beginning with independence leader Jawaharlal Nehru.
