Congress 85th plenary session: The steering committee of the Congress today (February 24) decided not to hold elections to the CWC, and the party president was authorised to constitute it. The Congress has said that about 45 leaders spoke on the Congress Working Committee (CWC) election issue, and the consensus was taken. The party Steering Committee today authorised Mallikarjun Kharge to nominate members. 'No elections to Congress Working Committee, party's Steering Committee authorises Mallikarjun Kharge to nominate members, a tweet of ANI reads.
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Party's General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh said, "Unanimous decision was taken to authorise Congress president to constitute the new CWC."
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The party also proposed an amendment to its constitution to include the former Congress prime ministers and former AICC chiefs as permanent members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), a move that would ensure the automatic inclusion of Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the party's highest decision-making body. The inclusion of the leaders of the Congress in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha in the CWC has also been proposed. The number of members of the CWC will rise from the current 25 once these amendments are approved. The Congress is holding its 85th plenary session in Raipur.
(with inputs from PTI)
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