In the three-day (May 13 to 15) Chintan Shivir of Congress in Udaipur, Rajasthan, many issues were discussed to strengthen the organization. At the same time, there was a lot of discussion about not calling many party leaders, Congress-ruled state ministers, PCC working presidents and national spokespersons in this camp. There was also resentment among the leaders for not being invited. However, Congress is now again going to organize a small camp.
The Congress has now planned a one-day session for the party leaders who were not invited to the Chintan Shivir in Udaipur. Congress President Sonia Gandhi and top leadership will also attend this session. Let us tell you that the Congress is in government in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and is allies in power in Maharashtra and Jharkhand. The Congress has about 70 working presidents in all the states. In such a total, about 120 leaders will participate in this mini-camp.
Trouble for Congress in Gujarat: Actually, Gujarat assembly elections are due later this year. In such a situation, the state Congress has planned to organize many programs across the state. Together, the target is to form the next government by winning 125 out of the total 182 seats in the assembly. The Congress has been out of power in BJP-ruled Gujarat for nearly three decades.
Let us tell you that in difficult times, the constant exodus of leaders from the Congress remains a headache. The new names of the leaders who left the party are Sunil Jakhar and Hardik Patel. On Thursday, Jakhar, former president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, joined the BJP. At the same time, it is believed that Hardik can also go to BJP. Earlier, just before the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, RPN Singh had also said goodbye to the Congress.
The names of many more such leaders are included in this list. Who was once considered a part of Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Youth Brigade’. The process of leaving the party of prominent youth leaders considered close to Rahul Gandhi happened in March 2020 when Jyotiraditya Scindia had joined the BJP saying goodbye to the Congress.
During the United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre, Scindia, Pilot, Prasad, RPN Singh and Milind Deora were the few youth leaders who were called Rahul Gandhi’s ‘youth brigade’. Today only Pilot and Deora are left in the Congress. Last year, Mahila Congress President Sushmita Dev also left the Congress and joined the Trinamool Congress.
Rahul Gandhi’s London visit: While many Congress leaders have resigned in the past, in the midst of this commotion, former national president of the party, Rahul Gandhi left for London on Thursday to address Ideas for India. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said about Rahul’s visit that he will also talk to the NRIs about the present and future of the country.
Surjewala informed that Rahul Gandhi will deliver his address on May 23 at Cambridge University on the topic ‘India at 75: Challenges for a Resilient-Modern India and the Way Ahead’. Congress leaders Salman Khurshid and Priyank Kharge are also in London to attend the event. It is noteworthy that in the last few months, Rahul Gandhi has had a series of dialogues with the students of many foreign universities.
Several opposition leaders are also expected to attend the ‘Idea for India’ conference organized by non-profit think-tank Bridge India. It also included RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and party MP Manoj Kumar Jha, TRS leader KT Rama Rao, CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, Congress’s Salman Khurshid and Sam Pitroda, Pradyot Manikya and leaders of the Swadeshi Progressive Regional Alliance of Tripura. Will be included.