Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is seriously thinking for a change in the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC), says a section of party leaders here. For this Gandhi is meeting senior party leaders of the State ahead of the coming general elections.
After holding talks with Union Minister Srikant Jena, AICC general secretary Jayadev Jena, Kalahandi MP Bhakta Charan Das and lalatendu (lulu) Bidyadhar Mohapatra on Monday, Gandhi met Nabarangpur MP Pradip Majhi on Tuesday.
All these leaders are known to be in favour of replacement of present PCC president Niranjan Patnaik for the party’s better electoral performance. like the four State party heavyweights on Monday, Majhi told the media on Tuesday that he told Gandhi that the State Congress has to be further geared up for the next general elections.
Sources said Bhakta Das might merger as the choice for the top post in the State party.Gandhi during his recent visit to the State had hinted at major changes in the party organisation in three months. However, Odisha in-charge of the party Jagdish Tytler had scotched speculation about any change of guard in the State Congress for the time being.