Congress' new team set to take charge in Uttar Pradesh

Come Sunday and for the new elected office bearers of Congress, all roads will lead to Lucknow. It's a gala bash which has been organised by the state Congress in consultation with the AICC. This assembly election in Uttar Pradesh is almost a do or die battle for the grand old party and the Congress is not taking any chances this time. All newly appointed committee members and chiefs including the General Secretary Incharge will be present there.

Raj Babbar the new Congress Chief while Shiela Dikshit the chief ministerial face of the Congress in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. Sanjay Singh the Chief of the Campaign Committee, RPN Singh senior Vice President along with four other Vice Presidents. Jitin Prasada member of the campaign committee will all be in Lucknow to present a show of strength.

All leaders and workers from in and around Lucknow region have been asked by the Congress to be present in large numbers to welcome the new appointees. The approximately 16 km distance between the Lucknow airport and the Congress headquarters at Mall Road in Lucknow is expected to be buzzing with workers and Congress well-wishers.

Ghulam Nabi Azad the General Secretary Incharge said, "the entire team will be taking over on Sunday in Lucknow where we will be forming a strategy." The influential congress leaders from entire Uttar Pradesh are expected to be in Lucknow on Sunday to welcome the new team announced by the AICC. Te block and district level workers including office bearers will also be present.

Sources say that in the coming one month massive outreach programs will be planned. Also the district chiefs have been asked to prepare and submit programs. Chief Minister candidate Sheila Dikshit has already announced of shifting of her base from her Nizammudin house in Delhi to Lucknow. She would be extensively touring the entire state as soon as the district and the block level programs are ready.

The Congress has been out of power in the state for almost 27 years now and number four party in the last two assembly election. The last time it left office in Uttar Pradesh was in the year 1989. However it has been hogging the limelight and media attention in the last one month. The "will she, won't she" card of Priyanka Gandhi has also been in the limelight. But as always the billion dollar question remains - will all this help or its position remain the same at the hustings in early 2017.