Sachin Pilot Discusses Strengthening Congress in Chhattisgarh
Congress leader and AICC General Secretary in charge of Chhattisgarh, Sachin Pilot, announced that after discussions with local leaders and workers, a report will be submitted to AICC on how to strengthen the party.
Fact-finding committees were formed for seven states and Delhi to assess the Lok Sabha poll results. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge constituted these committees for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana.
Addressing a press conference in Raipur, Pilot said, “After discussing with the leaders and workers here about what we can do to strengthen the Congress in Chhattisgarh in the future, we will report to the AICC.”
He added, “In future, after discussing in detail with the leaders and decision-makers on how we can strengthen the organisation and Congress, we will submit our report to AICC, and accordingly, action will be taken.”
Pilot highlighted that Congress’s vote share increased in Chhattisgarh, winning one out of 11 seats. He noted, “In Chhattisgarh, there has been no decrease in the vote bank of Congress. In fact, the vote share of Congress has also increased, we received 5-6 lakh votes as compared to the last time. The reality is that we emerged victorious on one out of 11 seats and on the other seats, we lost by very less margin.”
Notably, Congress won the Korba seat where Jyotsna Charandas Mahant defeated BJP’s Saroj Pandey with a margin of 43,283 votes.
Pilot also spoke about Rahul Gandhi becoming Leader of Opposition (LoP) and said, “After Rahul Gandhi becoming LoP, youth and Congress workers have gained strength. We will not only keep a watch on the major issues in the nation but will also form a strong, impartial and strong opposition to hold the government accountable.”
Congress improved its performance over the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls and won 99 parliament seats in this year’s general elections. The INDIA bloc, of which Congress is a part, won 234 seats while the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance won 293 seats.
