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Rahul Gandhi takes charge as Congress President, says will never back down

Sonia Gandhi led the Congress party for nearly 20 years. She took over the charge in 1998, seven years after the assassination of her husband and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

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Rahul Gandhi takes charge as Congress President, says will never back down

Artists performing outside Congress head quarters in Delhi (ANI Photo)

Rahul Gandhi on Saturday will take charge as President of the Indian National Congress, country’s oldest political party struggling for its revival.

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Rahul will be the 60th President of the Congress party since its establishment in 1985 and sixth member of Nehru-Gandhi family to hold the post.

He will take over his mother Sonia Gandhi after being elected to the post of party president earlier this month.

Sonia Gandhi led the Congress party for nearly 20 years. She took over the charge in 1998, seven years after the assassination of her husband and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Ahead of Rahul Gandhi’s elevation, large hoardings and posters were put up in the area around Congress Headquarters in Delhi.

Rahul Gandhi was the vice president of the party and was elected unopposed for the top job.

A day before Rahul Gandhi’s elevation as party President, Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday had said, "it is time for me to retire now."

However, Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala made it clear that she has retired only as party President and not from politics.

Here are the live udpates on Rahul Gandhi's elevation:

# And if there is anyone who can stop what the BJP is doing, it is the 'pyara karyakarta & neta' of Congress. We are going to make Congress, grand old and young party. We will fight the politics of anger: Rahul Gandhi

# You have an example in front of you, once fire breaks out it is difficult to douse it, that is what we are telling the people of BJP, that if you set the nation on fire it will be difficult to control. Today BJP has spread the fire of violence across the country: Rahul Gandhi

# We are now being compelled to imagine that businesses can be built without harmony that only one man himself is the voice of reason. Expertise, experience  and knowledge can be cast aside for personal glory: Rahul Gandhi

# The Grand-Old Party Congress will become the party of Grand Old and Young party, Rahul Gandhi

# Congress took India to 21st century, but the PM, today, is taking us back to the medieval times: Rahul Gandhi

# Politics belongs to the people, but today politics is not being used for people. It is not being used to uplift people, but to crush them: Rahul Gandhi

# Rahul Gandhi begins his first address as Congress President. 

# Rahul is my son, so I do not think for me to praise him is right but I would say that since childhood he had to bear the brunt of violence, after joining politics he had to face blatant personal attacks, that have made him a stronger person: Sonia Gandhi

# Our country's foundation & shared traditions are being attacked, there is an environment of fear, but we are not going to be scared: Sonia Gandhi at AICC

# Since 2014 we have been playing the role of opposition, the challenge that we face today, is the biggest one, our constitutional values are being attacked, our party has also lost many elections but our party will never bow down: Sonia Gandhi

# In 1984, Indira ji was assassinated and I felt I had lost my mother and that incident changed my life forever: Sonia Gandhi

# Indira Gandhi treated me like her own daughter & I learnt a lot from her about India's culture and society: Sonia Gandhi

# Sonia Gandhi takes the stage. "Before I start my address, I congratulate & bless Rahul Ji for taking charge as Congress President," says Sonia Gandhi.

# I am sure the party will scale new heights of glory: Manmohan Singh after Rahul Gandhi took charge as Congress President

# Now that Sonia Ji is handing over reins of the party to Rahul ji we salute Sonia Ji for uniting the leadership, something that she has been doing since 19 years. Rahul Ji brings a new sense of dedication & commitment (as party president) :Manmohan Singh at AICC

# Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is speaking.

# Celebration outside AICC in Delhi as Rahul Gandhi takes charge as Congress President.

# Rahul Gandhi becomes 60th Indian National Congress President since its establishment.

# Rahul Gandhi takes charge as Congress President, handed over the certificate for taking over.

# Ceremony begins. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh is also on the stage with Rahul and Sonia Gandhi. Priyanka gandhi not sitting on the stage.

# Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives at AICC HQ for Rahul Gandhi's swearing-in as Congress President; Sonia & Rahul Gandhi also seated at the stage.

# Rahul Gandhi & Sonia Gandhi arrive together at AICC HQ for Rahul Gandhi's swearing in as Congress President.

# Congress leaders arriving ahead of Rahul Gandhi's takeover as Congress President.

# Delhi: Artists performing outside Congress Headquarters, ahead of Rahul Gandhi's takeover as Congress President. 

# Delhi: Dance being performed as supporters gather outside Rahul Gandhi's residence 12, Tughlak Lane, ahead of his takeover as Congress President.

# Supporters & party workers burst crackers & raise slogans in support of Rahul Gandhi outside Congress HQ at Delhi's Akbar Road, ahead of him taking over as the party president.

# Ahead of Rahul Gandhi's elevation, Posters & hoardings put up in area around AICC HQ in Delhi.

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