Putting a temporary end to the unease that had settled over the Congress, Rahul Gandhi has been persuaded to serve as party president for the next 3-4 months.

Sources have revealed he will continue as Congress party president till an alternative is found.

Rahul Gandhi has been authorized to make structural changes and rejig the organisation for strengthening the party.

However, he remains adamant on his decision to quit. According to sources, Rahul Gandhi's decision to quit the post of Congress president remains 'non-negotiable'.

The gravity of the decision can be fathomed from the fact that when the Congress Working Committee passed the resolution entrusting Rahul Gandhi with the responsibility of making radical changes and did not give in to his wish to resign as party president Rahul Gandhi allegedly said in the CWC meeting "I am being bullied..."