Congress constitutes Manifesto Committee for 2024 Lok Sabha elections with P Chidambaram as chairman

Congress on Friday constituted manifesto committee for the upcoming 2024 general elections and appointed appointed former Union minister, P Chidambaram as the chairman. Former Chhattisgarh deputy chief minister TS Singh Deo has been given the charge of Convenor of the committee.

The 16-member panel includes Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Former Union ministers Anand Sharma, Jairam Ramesh and Shashi Tharoor are also part of the committee.

The development follows a significant Congress Working Committee (CWC) gathering where the party deliberated on its strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and stated that it will soon disclose the candidates' names.


"The Congress president has constituted the Manifesto Committee for the upcoming General Election 2024 with immediate effect," according to a statement issued by the party.

Senior Congress leader and former Manipur deputy chief minister Gaikhangam and the party's deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi are also in the committee, along with All India Professionals Congress chief Praveen Chakravarty.

The other members of the key panel, which will finalise the party's agenda for the election, are Imran Pratapgarhi, K Raju, Omkar Singh Markam, Ranjeet Ranjan, Jignesh Mevani and Gurdeep Sappal.