Following exercise to take into confidence Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) voters, the Congress party in a crucial meeting held here at State Congress Office on Monday formulated a strategy to also woo the Other Backward Caste (OBC) voters in the state.
The meeting chaired by All India Congress Committee’s (AICC) National President OBC Wing, Tamradhwaj Sahu decided to convene seven big conventions for the OBCs at divisional level of the state commencing on October 4.
The meeting was specially attended by senior OBC leaders former Union Minister and Chairperson Election Campaign Committee and Member of Parliament Chhaya Verma. Public representatives of district and block level units were also present on this occasion.
The venues of conventions finalized in the meeting includes Champa in Bilaspur Division October 4, Bilaigarh and Baloda bazaar in Raipur Division October 5, Kawardha in Durg Division on October 7, Surajpur in Surguja Division October 8, Charama in Bastar Division on October 9 and Jagdalpur in Bastar Division on Oct 10.