Congress conducts audio vote with 1,000 leaders for PCC leader put up

Dealing with anxious lobbying in its plans to redesign the Maharashtra party unit, the central Congress management on Friday requested 1000-odd party leaders from the state — upwards from the block degree — to indicate 3 names for the put up of state Congress president in a telephonic ballot.

The audio balloting effects will probably be probably the most inputs for choice of a brand new state president or a choice in favour of letting incumbent Balasahab Thorat proceed.

The transfer comes days after Thorat rushed to Delhi and conveyed his unease to the top command concerning the taste of functioning of AICC Maharashtra in-charge H Ok Patil. After his consult with, Patil reached Mumbai previous this week to fulfill MLAs, MLCs and senior leaders to gauge their temper concerning the conceivable reshuffle, however reduce brief his keep and returned to Delhi on Thursday.

On Friday, the AICC Generation and Knowledge Cellular headed through Praveen Chakravarty despatched out messages to over 1,000 leaders — individuals of block and district gadgets and PCC delegates — concerning the ballot. “You’re crucial chief of Maharashtra Congress. Nowadays, you are going to get a choice in this quantity from Delhi. Concentrate sparsely and observe the directions,” learn the SMS despatched in Patil’s identify. As soon as the decision is hooked up, leaders have to present 3 names within the subsequent 15 seconds.

“For the primary time we aren’t requesting one identify. With regards to the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee, we had requested for one identify… Each and every individual will probably be requested to record 3 names on the subject of their choice. It’s just like the rank selection balloting machine… Folks can rank applicants through choice. They are able to identify whoever they would like,” a top command chief mentioned.

Assets mentioned some senior leaders aren’t proud of the plan and feature conveyed their apprehensions to Congress president Sonia Gandhi. “Maximum district Congress presidents have been appointed through both Thorat or his predecessor Ashok Chavan. And the committees on the district and block degree would were handpicked through those district presidents. How do you are expecting those other people to present an impartial opinion and favour a brand new individual?” mentioned a pacesetter with regards to probably the most contenders for the state party leader’s put up.

There’s every other apprehension. “Maximum MLAs and MLCs had informed Patil that they’re for continuation of Thorat…I don’t know whether or not the management has any person else in thoughts and this workout is being performed to nominate that individual,” an AICC chief mentioned.

The Congress management defended the transfer. “We’re merely in search of the opinion of block committee individuals, district committee individuals and PCC degree…It’s going to be only one extra vital enter which is able to assist in decision- making…It’s an opinion-gathering workout…. We need to give them a medium the place they may be able to be fearless and provides their opinion. It isn’t an alternative to session procedure. The AICC in fee is chatting with senior leaders. We ask the opinion of other people in Tilak Bhawan or 24, Akbar Highway…why now not open it up and upload some 1000 extra other people within the party who’re in fact doing the paintings at the floor,” a senior chief mentioned.