Rahul Gandhi empowers new Gujarat Congress chiefs, links ticket selection to performance

Ahmedabad: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Saturday met the newly appointed district and city Congress chiefs at a three-day training session in Anand, Gujarat.

The session is part of a pilot project Gandhi launched to revive the party in Gujarat after the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, where he vowed to wrest power from the BJP in the next Assembly election. The new district and city chiefs were appointed through an "extensive consultative process" under this initiative.

Party sources told ET that Gandhi made it clear the district and city presidents will now play a decisive role in ticket distribution, with final candidate approvals requiring their consent alongside the state Congress leadership.


He added that their work will be evaluated monthly, and underperformers will be replaced. The Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan (Organization Building Campaign) will remain central to election preparations, Gandhi said.