New Delhi: Congress is yet to finalize new state chiefs in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar even after two weeks of the 'Chintan Shivir' where a roadmap for the future was discussed.
The state chief in Uttar Pradesh Ajay Kumar Lallu had been asked to resign by the central leadership after the March Assembly poll results while the Bihar unit chief Madan Mohan Jha was asked to make way for a new person in April, just days ahead of a mega Gandhi Sandesh Yatra the party had planned to establish connect with the voters.
The party went into the Udaipur Chintan Shivir on May 13 to 15 without new state unit chiefs in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar as it was expected the key appointments would be finalized after the brainstorming session. The main issue, said party sources, is to identify the right person for the job keeping in mind the party’s national as well as state objectives.
“The person has to be a leader with wide acceptability and someone who can carry all sections along,” AICC secretary in charge of UP Dhiraj Gurjar said when asked about the formation of the new state team.
Ajay Kumar Lallu was named as Uttar Pradesh unit chief by AICC in charge of the State Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in 2019. Since then, he played an active role but lacked an appeal across the state. Now, the party hopes for a face, which has resonance among the voters of Uttar Pradesh, but also suits the caste-based politics in the State.
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