As Congress Working Committee meets today, what can we expect?

The meeting comes amid rumblings within the Congress' state units

ITDC INDIA EPRESS/ITDC NEWS R The first physical meeting of the Congress party's top decision-making body, the Congress Working Committee (CWC), since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be held today. The first organisational elections, forthcoming assembly polls and the current political situation, including the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, will be on top of the agenda.

NDTV reported that the CWC is expected to give the go-ahead for an organisational election for a full-term chief rather than an interim poll for the post of president. The overwhelming view amongst most CWC members is to have a membership drive and internal elections from the grassroots to the top and elect a president for a full term and not for a short period till December 2022, the publication quoted sources as saying

The Indian Express reported that several Congress leaders, including members of the Group of 23 who have been seeking sweeping changes in the party structure, argued that the party should not go in for polls now and should focus on the forthcoming assembly elections in five states.