Priyanka to get full charge of Cong's UP unit

September 03, 2019 17:02

Three months after the drubbing in the Lok Sabha elections, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will soon take over full responsibility of the party in Uttar Pradesh, where she is currently in charge of the eastern region, and do a revamp of the organisation there, sources said.

Ahead of 2019 general elections, Priyanka was appointed Congress in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh while the responsibility of the western part of the state was given to Jyotiraditya Scindia.

The Congress could only win a single seat in Uttar Pradesh. The party has decided to announce the new chief of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee, who will replace Raj Babbar, a few days after the announcement regarding Priyanka will be made.

The new UPCC team will not be big like the earlier team, the sources said.

"This time, the committee will be 10 times smaller than the previous committee. The average age of the committee is slated to be 40 years. The new team will have young and aggressive faces," they said.

After the poll debacle, the Congress dissolved the district units in Uttar Pradesh.

Sources said that the overhauling process, which was going for the last three months, has been completed now.

"Priority will be given to youth and grassroots workers. The party is eyeing on 2022 assembly polls. In every district, there will be a women leader as vice president. Dalit and OBC leaders will also be given a chance. Every person will be given a specific task to work in their target area," the sources said.

-- ANI

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