Congress formed an organising committee for its three-day 85th plenary session to be held in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur from February 24 to 26. Party’s treasurer Pawan Bansal is its chairman and the three Chief Ministers as special invitees.
The party also constituted a reception committee headed by Chhattisgarh Congress chief Mohan Markam, with state Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel as its co-chairman. All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Tariq Anwar has been appointed as the convenor of the organising committee.
Top party leaders from across the country will participate in the three-day mega conclave, where all Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates would ratify the presidentship of Mallikarjun Kharge.
“The Congress president has constituted the organising committee and the reception committee for the 85th plenary session of the Indian National Congress, to be held from 24th to 26th February, 2023, in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, with immediate effect,” said a statement issued by AICC general secretary K C Venugopal.
The members of the steering committee have also been included in the organising committee for the three-day mega event, besides Baghel, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his Himachal Pradesh counterpart Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.
All ministers and MLAs of the Congress, including TS Singh Deo, Tamradhwaj Sahu, Premsai Singh Tekam and Ravindra Chaubey, have been included in the reception committee for the plenary session.
