However, for the post of Congress Presidentship in 1946,
Pradesh Congress Committees(Pccs) had a different choice- Patel.
Recalling the second split in Congress in 1978, President Mukherjee said Indira Gandhi was elected party president on January 2, 1978 and in a matter of few days by January 20 she completed the formation of the working committee,
set up the parliamentary board, Pccs and AICC structures
and prepared the party to face elections to the state assemblies of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Assam, and NEFA in 1978.
Recalling the second split in Congress in 1978, President Mukherjee said Indira Gandhi was elected party president on January 2, 1978 and in a matter of few days by January 20 she completed the formation of the working committee,
set up the parliamentary board, Pccs and AICC structures and prepared the party to face
elections to the state assemblies of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Assam, and NEFA in 1978.