This will be the first meeting after the Congress has lost badly in five state elections (File photo: AFP)
This meeting is usually held once during the parliamentary session where Sonia Gandhi during her speech focuses on the way forward for the party.
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- Latest version:03 Apr, 2022, 6:12 PM IST
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Congress President Sonia Gandhi will preside over the parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday. The meeting will be attended by all Members of Parliament in both the chambers.
This meeting is usually held once during the parliamentary session where Sonia Gandhi during her speech focused on the way forward for the party.
This will be the first meeting after the Congress has lost badly in the five state elections and the party is trying to stay united as Sonia Gandhi has prepared herself to unite the crowd. The party will face two important state elections this year – Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat.
There is another noise in the team. Former Madhya Pradesh Congress president Arun Yadav is angry, while the problems in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan are still unresolved.
The Gandhi family is in contact with everyone in the G-23 group, who have been demanding a drastic change in the functioning of the party, either individually or through an envoy.
The G-23, which met last month, issued a statement calling on Congress to restructure its organization and hold those involved in the electoral process accountable.
“We believe that the only way for the Congress to move forward is through a model of collective and inclusive leadership and decision-making at all levels. To oppose the BJP, the Congress party needs to be strengthened. We demand that the Congress party start a dialogue with like-minded forces in 2024 to create a platform to pave the way for a credible alternative, “the statement said.
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