Congress to undergo major organisational reshuffle, says KC Venugopal

Speaking to reporters after the extended Congress Working Committee meeting at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial in Ahmedabad, Venugopal said the party has dedicated this year to a complete restructuring of the organisation.

"We are going to have a massive organisational reshuffle, and there will be guidelines for the same. Our general secretaries and in-charges are on it," he said.

Venugopal said that measures to empower the party's district unit chiefs will be rolled out soon.

"We have already decided on that issue, empowering the DCC presidents and duties and powers of the DCCs has been discussed in various forums, already general secretaries and in-charges have approved the proposals and we are going to roll out that proposal in the near future," he said while replying to queries.

The process of organisational restructuring has already started in Maharashtra.

As part of the initiative, Congress leaders have been appointed as observers in all districts. Changes in the party structure will be implemented based on their reports.

“This restructuring will involve strengthening the Congress organisation from the block-level to the state-level. Vacant positions will be filled, and new faces will be given responsibilities wherever necessary,” said a Congress leader.

Following the party’s defeat in the recently held Assembly polls, the state unit has witnessed a change in leadership. The new state president, Harshvardhan Sapkal, is eyeing to rebuild the organisational structure of the party and this is one of his first steps for the same.