After the Congress received a drubbing in the Assembly elections in five states, leaders of G-23 suggested Mukul Wasnik for the post of president of the party, according to a report. However, the suggestion of G-23 leaders, the dissident group within the party, was not accepted, reported news agency ANI citing sources. “G23, which consists of Anand Sharma, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kapil Sibal, had suggested Mukul Wasnik’s name for the post of president of the party. But it was not accepted,” the sources, who is a part of G23, said. Talking about the demand changing leadership in the party, the source said, “Though Sonia Gandhi is the (interim) president, it is virtually (being) run by KC Venugopal, Ajay Maken and Randeep Surjewala. There is no accountability fixed on them.”Related NewsAfter refuting claims of Gandhis resigning, Congress Working Committee to meet today The source further said that Rahul Gandhi, who was once the president of Congress, operates from behind the scene. “Rahul Gandhi is not the president. But he operates from behind the scene and takes decisions. He does not communicate openly. We are party’s well-wishers and not enemies,” the source added. Party chief Sonia Gandhi has called a meeting of the Congress Working Committee at 4 pm on Sunday to discuss the poll debacle in five states and the current political situation.Related News‘Sack KC Venugopal’ posters surface in Kerala after Congress suffers crushing defeats in five states In the recently-concluded Assembly elections, the Congress lost Punjab to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and could not wrest any of the four other states – Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur – from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The party also could not perform well in Uttar Pradesh and managed to win only two of the 403 assembly seats. Ahead of CWC meet, the G-23 had met on Friday evening at the residence of senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and discussed the way forward and steps for the revival of the Congress which has become even “more marginalised, weakened and isolated”. Azad and senior leader Anand Sharma are the two leaders of the group who are part of the CWC. Mukul Wasnik is also a member of the CWC.