Eye on Karnataka, Rahul Gandhi to chalk out election strategy with top leaders on January 13
Congress president Rahul Gandhi and other senior party leaders will review the ground situation in poll-bound Karnataka at the meeting in New Delhi.
In Short
- Rahul Gandhi to meet top leaders from Karnataka in New Delhi on January 13
- Congress' election strategy for Karnataka will be discussed
- Rahul Gandhi may hit campaign trail in Karnataka after January 20
Congress president Rahul Gandhi along with the who's who of the Karnataka Congress will meet on January 13 in Delhi to chart out the strategy for the poll-bound state.
According to sources, proposals related to outreach programmes that can be rolled out in Karnataka will be discussed at length. Rahul Gandhi along with other senior party leaders will also review the ground situation at this crucial meeting.
"PCC [Pradesh Congress Committee] has been asked to give a detailed 360-degree plan. Besides reviewing ground situation, outreach proposals will be discussed at length," said a senior Karnataka leader.
The Congress' Karnataka unit has already requested the party's newly elected chief, Rahul Gandhi, to start campaigning in the southern state.
Congress general secretary in-charge of Karnataka K C Venugopal said, "We have already put in a request to Rahul ji to start campaigning in Karnataka. He has also agreed [to it]. Most likely, he will hit the campaign trail after January 20."
As part of the election strategy, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has visited 120 constituencies while other top Congress leaders are touring the remaining constituencies. A total of 224 Assembly constituencies in Karnataka will go to polls this year.
AICC secretary in-charge of Karnataka Madhu Goud Yaskhi said, "To build up the party's momentum in Karnataka, we want our party president Rahul Gandhi to lead from the front during the election campaign. Other senior Congress leaders from the national level will also join the campaign after January 20."
Yaskhi, a former MP, is also coordinating party chief Rahul Gandhi's Bahrain tour. The Gulf has a sizeable population from the southern Indian states and 47-year-old Rahul Gandhi's visit is being seen as an effort to reach out to NRIs from Karnataka.
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