After Congress held a press conference in the national capital on August 24 after 7 hours long CWC meeting was concluded. Congress leaders KC Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala chaired the press conference. Venugopal said that Sonia Gandhi to remain Congress Interim President for now. He said, “The CWC unanimously request Sonia Gandhi to continue to lead the INC until such time as circumstances will permit an AICC session to be convened.”