Stating that alliance partner, Progressive Democratic Front (PDF) had supported the Congres-led State Government for five years even through difficult times, All India Congress Committee general secretary and party State in charge Ambika Soni said that the PDF members should consider for themelves if they would want to contest the coming Vidhan Sabha election on the Congress party ticket.
In case they are considering contesting the assembly poll on the Congress party ticket, the party’s central leadership may then consider the issue. Soni said this while addressing the media in Dehradun on Monday.
Soni informed that a state-level committee had been formed under the Pradesh Congress Committee president Kishore Upadhyay and chief minister Harish Rawat reagarding the allotment of party tickets for the elections.
The PCC chief informed the media that on the foundation day of the Congress party on December 28, the party will seek the view of the people as to the issues which should be included in the party manifesto for the Assembly elections. A resolution had also been passed by the Congress in Uttarakhand to the effect that the decision of party president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi would be considered final when it comes to allotment of party tickets for the Vidhan Sabha polls 2017.