New Delhi: A special committee of Congress leaders constituted by party president Sonia Gandhi to suggest measures for strengthening the organisation and to make it ready for the next round of elections will submit its report in the next two-three days.
The committee on Wednesday met chief ministers of Congress-ruled Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and held deliberations with them on the way forward and for evolving the party's poll strategy.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel also met Gandhi here and discussed the organisation's strategy for the upcoming assembly and general elections.
Gehlot and Baghel landed in the national capital on Wednesday and met the Congress chief at her residence where Kishor was also present.
During the meeting that lasted several hours., the two chief ministers discussed their poll plans for the respective states and asked Kishor to give his additional suggestions to be implemented there, sources said. They are learnt to have discussed Kishor's strategy and deliberated on it with other party leaders who are part of the committee.
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala told reporters that the committee has been holding deliberations for the last two-three days and would submit its report in the next three days after completing deliberations.
"For the last three days, these deliberations have been held. We propose to conclude these deliberations over next 48 to 72 hours," he told reporters after the five-hour meeting.
Asked on whether the committee will give its decision on the entry of Kishor in the Congress fold, Surjewala said, "The role of the committee is not to suggest whether a particular persons should be included in the Congress party or not and is to suggest measures to strengthen the organisation for contesting elections and prepare it for 2024."
The committee has taken note of the suggestions given by Kishor and has been deliberating on them, he said.
Surjewala said the committee was set up by Gandhi to help strengthen the organisation and dwell on its future poll strategy and bring about organisational changes.
"Those suggestions include ways and means to strengthen the Congress organisation and connect it to the large amount of masses. Those suggestions also include gearing up of the Congress for upcoming elections leading up to 2024,both the state assembly and central elections," he said.
"The Congress organisation must adapt to all these changes and that is why this committee has been holding deliberations for the last three days on the various suggestions given by Prashant Kishor as also by various seasoned leaders from time to time to Congress president," he said.
Surjewala said since the two CMs have vast organisational and administrative experience, the committee thought it fit to request them to join the deliberations. "We have had a fruitful round of discussions with both Ashok Gehlot and Bhupesh Baghel," he said.