Congress national president Sonia Gandhi is likely to hold meetings with all poll bound State presidents including of Jharkhand. The proposed meeting may take place before September 15.
Sources in the party said that the meeting would be crucial considering candidate selection for nearing Assembly polls in Jharkhand and also decision relating to any pre-poll understanding in the State. “All the issues related to polls would be presented. Sonia Gandhi’s views on crucial matters such as on some candidates and also joining a coalition would be taken before going ahead,” said a senior leader of the Pradesh Congress Committee.
The party is likely to finalise its candidates before September 15. Head of the screening committee made for the purpose Jitendra Singh is also likely to visit the State on September 6-7 for making a consultation and attend a workers’ meet.
The committee was also meet in Delhi on Tuesday and PCC president Sukhdeo Bhagat and Congress legislative Party leader Rajendra Singh had gone there. Though, the meeting got postponed and the leaders have said to discussed coalition issue with senior leaders including Jharkhand in-charge BK Hariprasad.
Though details of the meetings have not come but it is said that the State leaders have presented an open picture before the high command. The Congress is living in a dilemma over joining a coalition headed by its current partner JMM or the Babulal Marandi-led JVM.
“The JMM has said that it needs 45 seats. If we are a coalition partner these issues should have been discussed by taking all into confidence. If things remain like that we may move alone as well,” said a top leader.The party is already in talks with the JVM and trying to bring all ‘secular’ forces together on a single platform against the BJP. However, the Marandi-led party has serious objections over joining hands with arch rival Shibu Soren’s JMM and vice versa.