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ELECTIONS 2024

CONGRESS PLANS

BIG BATTLE

Rahul Gandhi is embarking on another journey across the country. INDIA bloc partners are

discussing the sharing of seats for Lok Sabha elections. But it faces some big challenges

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New Delhi

he grand old party of India is
preparing for the big battle of
T2024. For the Congress Party,
it is now-or-never moment. And the
party is working on all fronts possible
to seriously challenge the BJP led by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Intensifying preparations for the
upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Con-
gress top leadership, including party
president Mallikarjun Kharge and
Rahul Gandhi on Thursday conduct-
ed meetings with the members of
the party’s Alliance Committee and
Manifesto Committee here in the na-
tional capital.
The grand old party went into
a huddle two times, first holding a
meeting of Congress Alliance Com-
mittee at the party chief Kharge’s
residence and later a meeting of
Congress Manifesto Committee at
the AICC headquarters which is
headed by party Rajya Sabha MP P
Chidambaram.
Briefing about the Alliance
Committee meeting, committee Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi during a meeting of party general secretaries, in-charges, PCC presi-
convener Mukul Wasnik said that in dents, and CLP leaders, at the Party office in New Delhi on Thursday (ANI)
the meeting, a discussion regarding
seat-sharing of Congress within the soon Congress will hold state-wise exchanged in today’s meeting.” of 6,713 kilometers, straddling 100
INDIA bloc was held. “The Congress discussions with other allies of IN- Party leader Jairam Ramesh said Lok Sabha constituencies and 337
Alliance Committee held delibera- DIA bloc,” Mukul Wasnik said. the meeting on Thursday had two is- assembly segments and covering 110
tions with leaders from various states Meanwhile, Chidambaram, sues on its agenda -- preparations for districts, Congress general secretary
within the Indian National Develop- while informing about the Manifesto the general elections this year and in-charge Communications, Jai-
mental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA Committee meeting, said, “This was the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, which ram Ramesh said on Thursday. The
bloc) in the last several days. Today, the first meeting of the Manifesto is to be launched by Rahul from march will culminate in Mumbai in
their details were given to party pres- Committee. There will be a meeting Imphal on January 14. March 20 or 21.
ident Kharge, former president Ra- again next week regarding the man- Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Ramesh said that there was a
hul Gandhi and Organization Gen- ifesto of Congress for the 2024 Lok Nyay Yatra’ will start from Imphal unanimous view that the momentum
eral Secretary KC Venugopal. Now, Sabha polls. Preliminary views were on January 14 and cover a distance Continued on next page... >>

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