Congress Working Committee Organisational Elections Likely Between May 15-30

Sonia Gandhi had assumed charge after her son Rahul resigned a year ago

New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting being held today (Friday) may consider holding the much-awaited organisational elections, between May 15 and 30. A new president may also be elected. The party is also looking at a possible window in February to hold the internal polls, Hindustan Times reported.

The party wants Assembly elections to four states — Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal and Assam and the Union Territory of Puducherry to be over first. They are due in April-May this year.

A long gap between the Assembly polls and the organisational elections is required so that the Assembly campaign doesn’t suffer. “The May schedule can allow the new team under the new president time to settle down as it doesn’t have to bother about facing an imminent election. The February schedule for the internal poll can also give time enough time to face the state elections,” a party functionary was quoted as saying.