New Delhi, May 28 -- Adamant on his resignation from the post of the Congress president, Rahul Gandhi has conveyed to senior party leaders Ahmed Patel and KC Venugopal to look for his replacement as he has made up his mind not to continue as chief of the grand old party.

Patel is a close confidant of the Congress' first family and was one of the most powerful politicians during the 10 years of the UPA rule. After the disastrous performance of the party in the Lok Sabha polls, Rahul has cancelled all meetings and appointments and has declined to meet even elected MPs.

Taking responsibility for the drubbing at the hands of the BJP, Rahul on Saturday offered to resign as party president at a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC),...