Rahul Gandhi as Congress President Soon

New Delhi, October 14: Congress President Sonia Gandhi has confirmed that her son Rahul Gandhi will take over as the next party chief soon.

Sonia Gandhi has participated in a former president Pranab Mukherjee's book launch in New Delhi.

She said in the event, "You (the media) have been asking me about Rahul (taking over the party) for a long time. It will be done soon."

Earlier in the day, the Uttarakhand Congress had passed a resolution urging Rahul Gandhi to take over as party president.

The chances of Rahul finally taking over the reins of the party are high this time around. The build-up to his elevation has been slow and has been dragged for a while. That Sonia Gandhi doesn’t want to continue at the helm and wants Rahul to take over completely is a known fact. Over the past one year, it has been Rahul who has been calling the shots and taking major decisions.