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Congress banks on'Young Turks'
Sonia Gandhi's political advisor Ahmed Patel spoke of the need to infuse young blood into the party, hinting at the high command preferring younger leaders.
On Thursday, Congress president Sonia Gandhi's political advisor Ahmed Patel spoke of the need to infuse young blood into the party, hinting at the high command preferring younger leaders during ticket distribution.
"The state Congress is considering bringing in more young faces.We need to highlight new ideas to sustain the welfare-based ideology of the Congress in the state,"Patel told TOI, during his visit to the city on Thursday to join the Congress Foundation Day celebrations.
The party completed 121 years on Thursday. GPCC president Bharat Solanki — the youngest president of the state Congress so far — stressed the importance of roping in more young people as party secretaries.
Sitting MPs like Tushar Chaudhary, Vikram Madam and Kishan Patel, all of whom belong to the young brigade, have proved the power of youth, he said.
With the younger lot faring better in the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress think tank in Delhi, of which Patel is a key member, is considering distributing tickets to younger party workers, said a leader.
"We will continue to get young leaders like Sachin Pilot and Milind Deora to promote the Congress in Gujarat. The state Congress' campaigns in various parts of the country,which includes young leaders in a big way, is a movement to reach out to people.
Now, this should be more sustained,"said Patel, optimistic about the Gujarat Congress coming back to power. "Narendra Modi is not a threat,"said Patel, "We don't need one face in the Congress to take it forward. Our ideology is what ultimately matters."Patel also disagreed that Muslims in Gujarat have given up on the Congress.
"The Congress has been weak at times to look into the problems of the people of Gujarat, let alone Muslims, but we are not ignoring it.
"The massive image makeover comes in the wake of the Assembly elections to be held next year, following a virtual rout in the 2002 polls. However, the party fared well in the Lok Sabha polls in 2004.
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