In a bid to make a blue print of strategies for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls, a team of 50 state Congress leaders and ministers will meet the party leadership in New Delhi today.
According to Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, the meeting will include AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, party leader Rahul Gandhi, General Secretaries K C Vengopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala among others.
Ahead of leaving for Delhi, the Karnataka Congress president said he will also be meeting few Union ministers to discuss issues and projects related to the state.
About the meeting
The meeting with the Congress top brass is taking place amid brewing discontent within the party as 30 legislators approached Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the party leadership regarding non-implementation of development works in their constituencies and functioning of certain ministers.
To understand the situation, CM Siddaramaiah had last week held a Congress Legislature Party meeting, where some legislators expressed their discontent regarding behaviour and conduct of certain ministers.
It has been reported that a discussion has taken place regarding the need for a coordination committee, for streamline the connect between government and the party, which has not been confirmed by the state Congress.
However, Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar and several ministers of the state government have maintained that there is no disgruntlement in the ruling party.
Noting that the party meeting with state ministers and leaders in Delhi is keeping in mind the Lok Sabha polls, he said it is to discuss and plan a strategy on what all needs to be done in the interest of the Congress, ahead of elections.
