'Youth will be given priority in ticket distribution for upcoming assembly polls'

New Delhi: The Congress will give "priority" to the youth in ticket distribution for the upcoming assembly polls in Delhi, newly appointed president of the party's Delhi unit Subhash Chopra said on

Tuesday. He denied chances of any organisational changes in the Delhi Congress and said efforts will be made to enthuse party workers.

"We would give priority to youth in deciding party tickets for the assembly elections. It will be a mix of youth and experience," Chopra told reporters at the Delhi Congress office. Taking charge of the Congress in Delhi at a crucial juncture, Chopra will lead the party in the electoral battle against the ruling AAP and the BJP in the polls for the 70-member Delhi Assembly.

"We value hardworking party workers who have faith in Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi. They are the real organisation for us. There is no immediate plan to effect any organisational change," he said.

In the 2015 Delhi assembly elections, the Congress had failed to open its account.

However, in the Lok Sabha elections earlier this year, the party managed to raise its vote percentage and push the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to third place on five of the seven parliamentary seats in Delhi.

Chopra asserted that the Congress will spring up a surprise on its political adversaries.

"Just wait and see what happens in the coming days. We will do something which you can not imagine right now," he told reporters.