New Delhi: According to information received from reliable sources, MLA Rajesh Ram could become the President of Bihar Congress. Bhakta Charandas, in charge of the Bihar Congress, has suggested his name to the Congress High Command.
Rajesh Ram is a Dalit leader with a good following among the workers. There are many factions in the Bihar Congress and Rajesh Ram's speciality is that he does not belong to any faction and works for the party independently.
In Bihar, Congress is focusing on the Savarna and Dalit vote bank. The leader of the party is Ajit Sharma who comes from the Bhumihar caste. Bhakt Charandas in charge of Bihar is a Dalit leader. By making Rajesh Ram the state party President, Congress will try to appeal to the Dalit voters. The Congress did not perform well in the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections. It had contested 70 seats and won just 19 of them. After that, the current president Madan Mohan Jha had offered his resignation.
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For the post of the state President, the names of Congress National General Secretary Tariq Anwar, former union minister and Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Singh and senior leader Ashok Ram are also doing the rounds. If the Congress High Command is not ready to name Rajesh Ram, then Ashok Ram, who has been elected as MLA six times, could be the next choice, reports said.
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The Congress has a total of 19 MLAs. There are reports that 14-15 MLAs may join JD(U). Therefore, in order to prevent a split in the party, the Congress High Command can appoint a new Chairman and Executive Chairman from among the MLAs, according to reports.
The Bihar Congress has four Executive Presidents - Kaukab Qadri, Shyam Sundar Singh Dheeraj, Ashok Ram, and Sameer Singh. These four may be replaced by new executive chairpersons who are currently MLAs. Preference may be given to Brahmin, Bhumihar, and OBC leaders as Executive Chairman. By giving responsibility to the MLAs, Congress wants to save the party from breaking up.
