Newly constituted Congress Working Committee to brainstorm in Hyderabad to be battle ready for 2024

The Telangana meet of the CWC is also the first after over two dozen parties came together in the past four months

The newly constituted Congress Working Committee (CWC) is expected to brainstorm a host of issues over the weekend in Hyderabad. Being battle-ready for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, preparations for the Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram, current economic and political issues, and the coming together of the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) parties, could be among the topics deliberated.

The current economic and political issues include inflation, unemployment, strife-torn Manipur, the latest allegations against the Adani Group, and the recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, among others.

On Saturday, 84 CWC members including permanent and special invitees, and Chief Ministers of the four Congress-ruled States will be attending the Congress party’s highest decision-making body.

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A day later, on September 17, the extended CWC meet will see 147 party members participating as Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chiefs and Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leaders have also been invited to be part of the discussions.

With a clear focus on the upcoming Telangana Assembly election, the party’s top leadership will not only hold a public rally on the outskirts of Hyderabad but will also launch guarantees on the lines of Karnataka.

The Telangana meet of the CWC is also the first after over two dozen parties came together in the past four months to forge the INDIA bloc in a bid to take on the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the next Lok Sabha election.