With a day left for Budget session of Parliament to begin, Congress still indecisive on its Lok Sabha leader

Speculations are rife in the Congress camp, as to who will lead the party in the Lok Sabha, with just a day left for the Budget Session of Parliament to begin. The front runners for the post, as per party sources, are said to be former Union Ministers Manish Tewari, Shashi Tharoor, West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary and Kerala unit working president K Suresh.

With the defeat in the Lok Sabha elections of senior party leader Mallikarjun Kharge's, who led Congress in the 16th Lok Sabha, the party is reportedly looking for a leader with excellent command over Hindi and English language, besides being loyal to the Gandhi family.

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Though there were speculations that Rahul Gandhi, who has still not taken his resignation as Congress president back, would be taking charge of the grand old party's attack on the government in the lower parliamentary House, the party has ruled out this rumour as they have firmly decided to keep at the party's helm as president. 

Chances run high for Shashi Tharoor (Thiruvananthapuram MP), K Suresh (Mavelikkara) and Manish Tewari (Anandpur Sahib) since the Congress has secured most of the seats in Kerala, Punjab and Tamil Nadu, their home states.

Here's is a look at the possible new Congress party Lok Sabha leaders:

Manish Tewari is leading the race with his equal authority over Hindi and English and his image as an excellent spokesperson. "Tewari" title tagged to his name may also help him get the job. Tewari, a product of student politics, was made Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology during the second term of UPA rule.

While Tharoor's impeccable English and a mild command over Hindi goes in his favour, his name in the Sunanda Pushkar case creates a hurdle in his path. K Suresh, another figure from Kerala, is a Dalit and a long-time party loyal, but his inability to speak Hindi and his poor English speaking skills are disadvantageous for him. Meanwhile, Chaudhary and K Suresh have been instructed to attend the all-party meet on Sunday.

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