Rahul Gandhi remains the "number one" and the "only" choice of the Congress rank and file to take over as the party chief, senior leader Salman Khurshid said on Sunday after the schedule for the election of the AICC president was announced.
Mr. Khurshid also said efforts will be made to persuade Mr. Gandhi to take over the presidency of the party once he returns from abroad.
Ending speculation, the Congress after a meeting of the party's working committee, announced that the election for its president will be held on October 17 with the winner being declared two days later.
