Sharing the development on Twitter, party leaders Randeep Surjewala Said that this decision has been taken to facilitate the reorganization of state units.
Congress President, Smt. Sonia Gandhi has asked PCC chairpersons of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Man… https://t.co/CAi7eDQETT
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) 1647350596000
Who has been asked to resign?
The Congress unit is headed by Navjot Singh Sidhu in Punjab, Ganesh Godiyal is the party chief in Uttarakhand, Girish Chodankar is the party chief in Goa, Loken Singh in Manipur and Ajay Kumar Lallu in Uttar Pradesh.
Moments after Surjewala’s tweet, Goa Congress chief Ganesh Godiyal tweeted that he was resigning. “Taking moral responsibility for the party’s defeat in the state assembly elections, I have submitted my resignation today.”
to manage the problems of the state
— Ganesh Godiyal (@UKGaneshGodiyal) 1647352823000
CWC meeting
it comes exactly two days after the move Congress Working Committee (CWC) held a five-hour meeting where the leaders urged Sonia Gandhi to lead and initiate the basic grassroots change needed to strengthen the party.
“The CWC unanimously reaffirmed its faith in the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and requested the Congress President to lead from the front, address the organizational weaknesses, make necessary and comprehensive organizational changes to meet the political challenges.” meeting.
Another round of the CWC meeting is scheduled to identify issues that will be taken up at a contemplation camp, which the party said will be held after the budget session of Parliament is over.
Earlier in the day, Uttar Pradesh Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra held a review meeting with senior state unit leaders and office bearers over the party’s dismal performance in the assembly elections.
Sources said the meeting discussed the performance in each constituency of UP, where the Congress won only two seats out of 403 and garnered 2.33% vote share. Sources said the party will prepare its roadmap for the state where it had contested after many years without any alliance.
In the recently concluded assembly elections, the Congress failed to oust the BJP from Goa, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and could not retain power in Punjab, which was defeated by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
(with inputs from agencies)