<p>With Sonia and Rahul Gandhi at the top, Congress has "no vacancy" for a leadership role, party leader Shashi Tharoor today said amidst speculation that Priyanka Gandhi could assume a bigger responsibility in the organisation.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Congress has a President and a Vice-President, who is not only functioning but also active. Off course, Priyanka Gandhi is campaigning in two Lok Sabha constituencies (Amethi and Rae Bareli)," Tharoor, who is also a party spokesperson, told reporters, adding that she herself had restricted her role to the two seats.<br /><br />Asked if this meant Priyanka was not required, Tharoor said "there is no vacancy at the moment. We have a President and a Vice President and they are doing a job".<br /><br />The Congress leader, at the same time, said that there has been a "very positive impact" by the campaigning of Priyanka in the two parliamentary constituencies.<br /><br />Earlier this week, Priyanka had said that her brother Rahul had expressed to her many times that he thinks, she should contest".<br /><br />She had also said that no one in her family would ever stop her from contesting an election.<br /><br />"My brother, mother and husband would whole-heartedly support me if I wanted to contest. My decision not to contest is entirely my own. I will only change it when I feel from within I should," she had said.<br /><br />Priyanka's comments had came in response to a report that she was very keen to contest from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat against Modi because she felt he was "bad for the country" and needed to be "stopped".<br /><br />But, the report added, the "party leadership finally decided against fielding her".<br />Two years younger than 43-year-old Rahul, Priyanka is seen as a more natural leader in Congress than her brother.<br /><br />There have been demands from partymen from time to time that Priyanka should assume a larger role and campaign all over the country.</p>
<p>With Sonia and Rahul Gandhi at the top, Congress has "no vacancy" for a leadership role, party leader Shashi Tharoor today said amidst speculation that Priyanka Gandhi could assume a bigger responsibility in the organisation.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Congress has a President and a Vice-President, who is not only functioning but also active. Off course, Priyanka Gandhi is campaigning in two Lok Sabha constituencies (Amethi and Rae Bareli)," Tharoor, who is also a party spokesperson, told reporters, adding that she herself had restricted her role to the two seats.<br /><br />Asked if this meant Priyanka was not required, Tharoor said "there is no vacancy at the moment. We have a President and a Vice President and they are doing a job".<br /><br />The Congress leader, at the same time, said that there has been a "very positive impact" by the campaigning of Priyanka in the two parliamentary constituencies.<br /><br />Earlier this week, Priyanka had said that her brother Rahul had expressed to her many times that he thinks, she should contest".<br /><br />She had also said that no one in her family would ever stop her from contesting an election.<br /><br />"My brother, mother and husband would whole-heartedly support me if I wanted to contest. My decision not to contest is entirely my own. I will only change it when I feel from within I should," she had said.<br /><br />Priyanka's comments had came in response to a report that she was very keen to contest from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat against Modi because she felt he was "bad for the country" and needed to be "stopped".<br /><br />But, the report added, the "party leadership finally decided against fielding her".<br />Two years younger than 43-year-old Rahul, Priyanka is seen as a more natural leader in Congress than her brother.<br /><br />There have been demands from partymen from time to time that Priyanka should assume a larger role and campaign all over the country.</p>