Congress Working Committee to meet on Sunday after poor show in five states
The Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party's highest decision-making body, has been scheduled to meet at the party's headquarters in Delhi on Sunday at 4 p.m. This would be the first CWC meeting following the party's poor performance in the recent assembly elections which were held in five states - Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, and Goa.
The Bharatiya Janata Party grabbed a stunning win in all four states except Punjab. The saffron party retained power in all four states it had previously ruled, while the Congress lost Punjab to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Even in the four states, the grand old party was unable to mount a serious opposition.
According to sources, the Congress leaders will discuss the poll debacle in the five states as well as the country's present political situation. Sonia Gandhi, the interim president of the Congress, will preside over the meeting.
Congress Working Committee to meet on Sunday after poor show in five states
The Congress's poor performance in the polls sparked the Gandhi family's criticism and the call for internal elections. The party had previously stated that elections for a full-time president will be held in September of this year. After Rahul resigned from the top post following the party's poor performance in the 2019 general election, Sonia was named interim president.
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To enthuse the workers and counter the BJP's growing popularity, a number of top leaders have pushed for reforms within the party.
Earlier on Friday, the leaders of G-23, who have been demanding an organisational overhaul, had met at the residence of senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and discussed their strategy ahead of the crucial CWC meeting.
The G-23 is expected to make a big splash at Sunday's meeting, since they had advised corrective steps during the last round of assembly elections when the party lost Puducherry and failed to make an impact in Kerala, Assam and West Bengal, but there had been no progress on that front.
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