Congress appoints senior leaders to five states to assess poll debacle

The leaders will assess the poll debacle and suggest organisational changes by consulting MLAs and important leaders

Congress on Wednesday appointed senior leaders to five states to assess the poll debacle and suggest organisational changes by consulting MLAs and important leaders.

Party president Sonia Gandhi appointed Rajani Patil (Goa), Jairam Ramesh (Manipur), Ajay Maken (Punjab), Jitendra Singh (Uttar Pradesh) and Avinash Pande (Uttarakhand). Except for Ramesh, who was the Manipur special observer, all others were screening committee chairpersons.

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Maken's new assignment showed that the Congress has not given much credence to allegations by some party leaders that the Delhi leader sold party tickets.

Some of the MPs made the allegation even before Sonia during a meeting she had with Punjab lawmakers on Wednesday.

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