Congress party's national vice-president Rahul Gandhi will have a face-to-face interaction with the party office-bearers and elected representatives of panchayat and urban bodies on Wednesday in Raipur.
He will also discuss with them how to strengthen the party in the State where the Congress is out of power for more than a decade. Hundreds of party workers are expected to pour in at Budhapara Indoor stadium to meet Gandhi who is said to have planned his Chhattisgarh trip all of a sudden. Chhattisgarh Congress chief Bhupesh Baghel told newspersons that Gandhi would hold direct discussion with the office-bearers to get feedback on key national issues ahead of the parliamentary polls due by May.
About 1,000 state, district, block and panchayat and urban bodies' level office-bearers have been invited for the programme. Such a programme had recently been held in Bhopal, in which Gandhi exchanged views with woman workers. But Gandhi is expected to seek suggestions and inputs as well in Raipur for strengthening the Congress in Chhattisgarh. The Congress national treasurer Motilal Vora had a lengthy discussion on Tuesday with Chhattisgarh state unit chief Bhupesh Baghel and other key party leaders such as leader of the Opposition TS Singhdeo and some senior party MlAs to ensure Rahul's Rs fruitful interaction' in Raipur.