Yesterday, about 140 Congress functionaries and office bearers from AICC, PCC, Mahila Congress and Youth Congress had tendered their resignations en masse
Rahul Gandhi was visibly upset that no other Congress leaders had offered to take responsibility of the Lok Sabha poll debacle and resign from their posts
The month-long theatrics seems to be reaching its climax now as Rahul Gandhi during a meeting with Haryana state coordination committee stuck to his decision to resign as Congress 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.
Sri Lankan parliamentarian and Buddhist monk Athuraliye Rathana was on a hunger strike demanding the sacking of the two governors and a minister who have alleged links to Easter bombings.