Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he has made his decision on whether he will become the next party president and will reply only when the elections are held.

Responding to questions on whether he will lead the Congress once again after he resigned from the post in 2019 taking moral responsibility for the party’s poll drubbing in the Lok Sabha elections, he said, “I’ve made my decision; I’m very clear and I’ll reply when Congress president election takes place.”

“It will become very clear whether I become president or not when the party elections take place. Please wait for that day,” Gandhi told reporters.

He said he was not leading this yatra (“Bharat Jodo Yatra” from Kanyakumari to Kashmir) and was only participating in it.

Gandhi also said it is the responsibility of everyone in the Opposition to work for the country.

The Congress leader also hit back at the BJP over its ‘Parivar Bachao’ remark, saying the Bharat Jodo Yatra is being undertaken to undo the damage done by the BJP-RSS in the country.

He accused the BJP of taking control of institutions of the country and pressurising those who are against them.

“They pressurise those who are against them. We are used to fighting political parties. Now the fight is not between parties. It is now between the structure of Indian state and the opposition. It is not an easy fight, and a lot of people do not want to fight,” he told reporters.

Gandhi is undertaking a 3,570-km yatra to connect with people across the country while seeking to strengthen the Congress party, which has suffered successive electoral defeats in the last few years.

The BJP has termed it “Parivar Bachao” yatra, claiming it is aimed at saving the Gandhi family which is facing corruption charges in the National Herald case.