Aslam Sher Khan, former Union Minister and Hockey Olympian, has written to Rahul Gandhi expressing his desire to serve the Congress party as its President.
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil's son Sujay Vikhe Patil had earlier resigned from the Congress to join BJP on the denial of the ticket from the Ahmednagar constituency.
Sitaram Kesri was reportedly locked up in the bathroom at Congress headquarters in Akbar Road so he could not stop Sonia from entering the office with her supporters to take over as party president.