UP Cong to prepare ground for party in all 403 Assebly seats
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Congress on Wednesday decided that the party would prepare ground for the 2027 state assembly elections in all the 403 constituencies.
"The resolution passed by the party in Ahmedabad declared 2025 as the year of organisational rebuilding. To implement the plan, the party decided to prepare ground in all the 403 seats," the All-India Congress Committee in-charge for UP, Avinash Pande, told TOI.
Asked about the fate of INDIA bloc in the 2027 Vidhan Sabha election, he said: "That will depend on the decision taken by our party brass. The fact that Congress is committed to standing by the people of India is our guiding principle. Therefore, we must strengthen our district and city units to ensure its implementation in letter and spirit."
He clarified that decisions on alliances for 2027 taken by the party brass would be adhered to by party workers across all levels.
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During the crucial meeting of the party's political committee on Wednesday, UP in-charge Avinash Pande, state unit president Ajay Rai, and other party workers paid tribute to tourists massacred in the Pahalgam terrorist attack. The party members condemned the attack and observed a two-minute silence to pray for the bereaved families before holding discussions. In his opening remarks, Rai outlined the primary objectives of the meeting and passed the resolution for the creation and training of cadre down to the booth level for the 2027 battle. Addressing the newly appointed district and city presidents, Pande said, "The party top brass has reposed its trust in you, and the responsibility on your shoulders calls for embracing discipline and dedication to strengthen and fortify the organisation in your individual unit."
He advised them to develop a work plan of activities and submit it to the leadership. "The district executive must be formed by May 15, block-level executive by June 15, and appointment of BLAs at booths by Aug 15," he said.
Accusing the BJP of indulging in personal vendetta, Pande said, "In the current era, when the BJP is crossing all political boundaries and decency, and the govt is willing to break all limits of personal vendetta, the challenges before you all have increased."
Citing the Enforcement Directorate action in the National Herald case, he said: "The entire matter is a state-sponsored crime under the guise of law. The ongoing investigations against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are nothing but gross misuse of state machinery."
He urged workers and district leaders to organise a Gandhian protest outside all BJP offices on Apr 25 to send a message that they were not scared of the BJP. The party has fixed Apr 28 as the date to launch 'Save the Constitution' campaign from Basti district.
The campaign is aimed at holding protests against the BJP govt "for continuously weakening constitutional institutions, fabricating false cases against party leadership, undermining the parliamentary process, and imposing restrictions on freedom of expression".
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