Ghulam Nabi Azad stated such selections shouldn’t be taken by state items, somewhat there must be a central workforce to take a choice on alliances.
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met on Monday to debate the Covid-19 disaster and different points, together with party’s dismal present in the just-concluded Assembly elections in 4 states and the Union Territory of Puducherry. According to sources, senior party leaders raised questions over party’s technique in Assam the place the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a cushty second time period.
During the CWC, leaders expressed considerations over alliance with Badruddin Ajmal’s AIUDF in Assam. The Congress, which headed the Assam Grand Alliance, managed to win simply 29 seats in the 126-seat Assam Assembly.
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Ghulam Nabi Azad stated such selections shouldn’t be taken by state items, somewhat there must be a central workforce to take a choice on alliances. Azad stated that Congress ought to have a central workforce to take selections on alliance insurance policies. Congress is a nationwide party and there must be uniformity in the alliance coverage of the party, Azad stated through the assembly.
Sources throughout the party stated that Anand Sharma and Digvijaya Singh too expressed their discontent over alliance with AIUDF. Digvijaya Singh identified that Congress has fashioned governments in the final with out aligning with such forces.
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Singh additionally reiterated his demand that Rahul Gandhi must be made the Congress president once more.
The Congress has misplaced most elections for the reason that final Lok Sabha polls and although it has managed to win in Tamil Nadu, it was with the help of its larger ally and regional participant DMK.
The Congress misplaced in elections in Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Haryana in 2019 and in Delhi and Bihar in 2020. It solely received in Jharkhand alongside with its ally JMM.
(With inputs from companies)
