The first meeting of campaign committee of the Chhattisgarh State Congress will be held here on Saturday, the party sources said on Friday.
Party National Treasurer Motilal Vora and In charge of State Congress BK Hariprasad were expected to attend the meeting. While Vora has been entrusted to lead, former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi would co-ordinate the campaign, the sources said.
The committee has a total 29 members. The prominent among them include State Congress chief Charan Das Mahant and leader of Opposition in the Assembly Ravindra Choubey.
The meeting would start at 11 am at the Congress party headquarters here and continue for several hours. The party is expected to hold discussion on the party strategy for the upcoming election.
The Congress has already announced the names of its star campaigners. The list include Congress president Sonia Gandhi, party vice president Rahul Gandhi, famous cricketer Azharuddin, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh, and Union Tourism Minister Chiranjeevi.
The campaign has started picking up as the nomination papers by the candidates have been completed for the first phase of the election. Sources said the Congress would give more emphasis on 18 seats during its first phase campaign.
While all the leaders are expected to travel different areas, the Congress president Sonia Gandhi is scheduled to address public meetings in Kanker district. Congress spokesperson Bhakta Charan Das has been made in charge of Bastar.
He is also trying to pacify the dissidents who have been contesting as independent after being denied party tickets. The campaign committee is also expected to discuss on the dissidents and formulate strategy to calm them.