Bihar polls in focus, CWC to meet in Patna on Sept 24

NEW DELHI: Congress Working Committee will hold a meeting in Patna on Sept 24, in the party's continued bid to place itself in Bihar's focus ah-ead of the assembly elections after the recent 'Vote Adhikar Yatra' held by Rahul Gandhi along with alliance netas.

Sources said the "extended CWC" chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge would discuss the present political scenario, which is likely to be focused on state issues, including SIR of electoral rolls. Rahul's yatra, too, was centred on SIR. It is seen as a party strategy to amplify its focus on the state and to enthuse workers, while also conveying to voters Congress's seriousness about the coming political battle. Ally RJD's face Tejashwi Yadav has already embarked on a 10-day intensive campaign across the state.

Congress held a CWC meeting in Telangana before the polls in 2023.