Rahul Gandhi begins two-day visit to Gujarat today, to hold key meeting in Ahmedabad & Aravalli

In a bid to ‘revamp’ the Congress in Gujarat, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi, is on a two-day visit to the state from Tuesday.

During his visit, a pilot project is likely to be launched with the aim of strengthening the organisation of the party and revitalising its structure. The Congress has been out of power in Gujarat for three decades, and Gandhi is determined to regain public support. He believes that strengthening the Congress from the district and block levels is crucial.

Key meeting in Ahmedabad

Gandhi will first attend a key meeting in Ahmedabad at 3 pm on Tuesday, where 42 observers from the All India Congress Committee (AICC) and 183 from the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) will be present. These observers were appointed on April 12. The Congress will appoint new district presidents across all districts in Gujarat, a process that will be overseen by the observers.

Gujarat Congress President Shaktisinh Gohil stated, “These observers will play an important role in the appointment process at the local level.”

On Wednesday, Gandhi will reach Aravalli, where he will address party workers and officially launch the pilot project. If this project proves successful in Gujarat, it will be implemented in other states as well. 

According to sources, Gandhi wants to give significant authority to district presidents within the Congress. In states where the party is struggling, the focus will be on appointing block and district presidents at the local level to energise grassroots workers. Later, during elections, the advice of these district presidents will be considered while deciding candidate tickets.

Notably, the Congress held its plenary session in Ahmedabad on April 8 and 9, which was attended by all senior party leaders.

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