Mumbai: The Maharashtra Congress Legislature Party (CLP) Thursday authorised party president Sonia Gandhi to nominate their leader amidst calls to give the post to a youthful leader from Vidarbha.

A one-line resolution, authorising Gandhi to select the new CLP leader was moved by state party chief Manikrao Thakre and unanimously adopted by 39 newly-elected legislative assembly members (MLAs) and 22 legislative council members (MLCs). Three MLAs were absent due to various reasons.