All India Congress Committee likely to be reshuffled next month

NEW DELHI: A reshuffle of the All India Congress Committee(AICC) set up is likely next month after an informal group led by A K Antony will submit its report to Congress President Sonia Gandhi after July 6, on the reasons for the party’s debacle in the recent Lok Sabha polls.

The reshuffle of the AICC could be the first major shake up exercise the party could take up after its worstever performance in Lok Sabha election, which saw its tally reduced to a mere 44, party sources said.

The informal group set up by Congress President Sonia Gandhi, which has, besides Antony, AICC general secretary Mukul Wasnik and secretaries RC Khuntia and Avinash Pandey as members, was expected to wind up its exercise this month end, they said.

However, the panel is now expected to complete the job by July 6 after which a report will be submitted to the party President. It has already held consultations with leaders from Delhi, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.

Sonia, who was authorised by the apex decision making body of the party CWC last month to take whatever steps she deemed necessary to revamp the party, will take a call on the reshuffle in AICC after Antony committee submits its report.

Gandhi had said "unless we undertake some structural changes, we will not be able to meet the serious challenges we face" at the CWC meeting last month.