"Many Wrote Our Obituaries": Sonia Gandhi's Shoutout To New Congress MPs

Addressing the Congress parliamentary party, she said the party's MPs had fought a tough election

Many wrote the Congress' obituaries ahead of the election, but the party has come back strongly and demonstrated its resilience, re-elected Congress parliamentary party chief Sonia Gandhi has said, congratulating and praising the newly-elected MPs.

Addressing the party's parliamentary party meeting yesterday, she said, "I am deeply conscious of the great responsibility all of you have placed on me yet again. Let me first of all greet and congratulate all the newly elected Lok Sabha MPs. You have fought a tough election under the most challenging of circumstances. You have surmounted many obstacles and campaigned so very effectively."

The Congress's improved numbers, she said, will give it a more effective voice in the Parliament's proceedings. The main Opposition party has won 99 seats this time -- a big jump from its 2019 tally of 52. "Your success has given us a much, much greater presence in the Lok Sabha and a more effective voice in its proceedings, both of which will help give greater strength to our participation," she said.