t wants a broad coalition of opposition parties in place ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections to take on the BJP. The BJP and its allies have gained in strength since the Modi government was formed in May 2014.
The CWC members had in November unanimously expressed "strong sentiment" for Rahul's elevation for the first time and may take it further.
At the November-7 meeting, all members, including former prime minister Manmohan Singh and senior leader A K Antony, had made a strong pitch for Rahul to take over the reins of the party.
The Congress president has created a record by being at the helm of the 130-year-old organisation for nearly two decades since late Sitaram Kesri's ouster by the CWC in early 1998.
Rahul was appointed party vice president in January 2013 at the Congress's brainstorming session in Jaipur.