In about a week, the Congress party is likely to finalise the schedule of its internal elections meant to replace interim chief Sonia Gandhi with a full-time president. For Congress members and political observers alike, the big question is whether or not the election would witness the return of Rahul Gandhi at the helm. Rahul had resigned the Congress presidency in May 2019 after his party’s drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls – the resignation was accepted in July and Sonia returned as interim chief on August 10. He has, since, insisted on a non-Gandhi replacement.