Late on Friday night, the list of new state officials of the party was released. It includes 10 state vice-presidents, 5 state secretaries, 13 state ministers, one treasurer, and one assistant treasurer.
Addressing a public meeting billed as ‘Odisha Bachao Samavesh’ here on Monday , the Congress president launched a diatribe against the BJP, RSS and the BJD.
Gandhi, who reached Nagaland as part of the 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', also addressed queries on his party abstaining from the Ram temple consecration ceremony to be held in Ayodhya.
“Today we held a meeting to discuss the preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections,” Jitendra Singh said.
CR Patil, G Kishan Reddy, Arun Singh, Tarun Chugh, BD Sharma, Dinesh Sharma, Vasundhara Raje and Tejasvi Surya were among the other BJP leaders who attended the meeting.
In the meeting which is scheduled to take place at 3:00 pm at a hotel in the city, it is likely that deliberations would be held on seat sharing for the general elections.
The meeting of the heads of the political parties, which are part of the INDIA, will be held in the third week of December.
Chief Minister Vijayan said in Thrissur that the INDIA alliance is not the front that decides where Rahul Gandhi should contest. The party should decide where Rahul Gandhi should contest from.
The alliances and strategies of the NDA and the INDIA will be put to the test in this by-poll. It will shape the political landscape of Purvanchal and beyond.
Gurung has even set a deadline of August 15 (Independence Day) for the national ruling party to make a formal announcement on this issue.
