MPCC convenes meet to discuss AICC election
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 19 2022:
With the AICC presidential election approaching and the notification for the election likely to come out soon, Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) is all set to convene a meeting on Tuesday to decide on whom to support in the election.
A reliable source from MPCC informed that all the preparations for convening the meeting of MPCC members on Tuesday have been made and one prominent AICC member will arrive in Imphal to attend the meet.
Though the meeting will discuss about the best candidate who can hold the post, it is likely the meeting would arrive at a resolution to support former president Rahul Gandhi as AICC's new president to replace interim president Sonia Gandhi.
With similar resolutions taken by Pradesh Congress Committees of different states, preparations for convening a meeting of MPCC members were initiated.
After Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committees had taken resolution to appoint Rahul Gandhi as new AICC president on Sunday, similar resolutions were taken by Maharashtra, Bihar and Tamil Nadu Pradesh Congress Committees on Monday.
Notification for AICC presidential election is to be issued on September 22 and interested candidates can file nomination between September 24 and 30 and October 8 is last date for withdrawal of candidacy.
AICC presidential election is being planned for conduct on October 17 as per decision of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) and counting of votes for the election will take up on October 19 .