A key nine-member Core Group Committee has been formed by party chief Rahul Gandhi in the build-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections
Rahul Gandhi
Gearing up for next year's general elections, the Congress on Saturday set up three crucial committees to look after election affairs related to coordination, manifesto and publicity.
A key nine-member Core Group Committee has been formed by party chief Rahul Gandhi. It comprises of AK Antony, Ghulam Nabi Azad, P Chidambaram, Ashok Gehlot, Mallikarjun Kharge, Ahmed Patel, Jairam Ramesh, Randeep Surjewala and KC Venugopal.
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Besides, a 19-member Manifesto Committee has been set up to come out with the party's manifesto for the general elections. Gandhi also formed another 19-member group comprising top party leaders to look after the party's publicity during the elections.
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