'Biggest need is to strengthen organisation': Kharge at CWC meeting

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said the party is not performing up to expectations in many states, and the "biggest need" is to strengthen the organisation. In his opening statement at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in New Delhi, Kharge said in many states, our organisation is not up to expectations. Our biggest need is to strengthen the organisation.
Kharge further stated that the party had made a strong comeback in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, but its performance in the recent state elections was “below expectations”, which posed a challenge for the future. “After the 2024 Lok Sabha election results, the Congress party made a comeback with renewed vigor. The election results in 3 states were not as per our expectations. INDIA parties formed the government in 2 out of 4 states. But our performance was below expectations. This is a challenge for us in terms of the future”, Kharge said on X. Kharge stressed that Congress must immediately learn from the election results and address its organizational weaknesses and shortcomings.
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting at the AICC headquarters in Delhi was attended by Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and other senior party officials. After attending the meeting, Delhi Congress Chief Devender Yadav said that Congress will contest all 70 seats in Delhi and there will be no alliance for the upcoming Delhi Assembly election. The assembly election in Delhi is likely to be held in early 2025.