NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday requested the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) presidents of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur to resign. This comes simply days after the celebration suffered crushing defeats within the meeting polls held within the 5 states.
Sharing the event on Twitter, celebration chief Randeep Surjewala stated that the choice was taken to be able to facilitate reorganisation of the state items.

Who has been requested to resign?
The Congress unit chief in Punjab is Navjot Singh Sidhu, Ganesh Godiyal heads the celebration in Uttarakhand, Girish Chodankar is the celebration chief in Goa, Loken Singh in Manipur, and Ajay Kumar Lallu in Uttar Pradesh.

Moments after Surjewala's tweet, Uttarakhand Congress chief Ganesh Godiyal tweeted that he's resigning. "Taking ethical accountability for the celebration's defeat within the state meeting elections, I've submitted my resignation right this moment."

UP Congress chief Lallu additionally tendered his resignation. “I take full accountability for the celebration's loss within the meeting election.”

CWC assembly
The transfer comes simply two days after the Congress Working Committee (CWC) held a five-hour assembly the place leaders urged Sonia Gandhi to proceed to guide and provoke elementary ground-level modifications required to strengthen the celebration.

"The CWC unanimously reaffirms its religion within the management of Sonia Gandhi and requests the Congress president to guide from the entrance, handle the organisational weaknesses, impact crucial and complete organisational modifications to be able to tackle the political challenges," it had stated after the assembly.

One other spherical of CWC assembly is scheduled to determine the factors that can be taken up in a Chintan Shivir, which the celebration stated it'll maintain after Parliament finances session ends.
Earlier on Tuesday, Congress normal secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra held a assessment assembly with senior leaders and office-bearers of the state unit over the celebration's dismal efficiency within the meeting polls.

Sources stated the assembly mentioned threadbare the efficiency in every constituency in UP, the place the Congress gained solely two seats out of 403 and obtained a vote share of two.33%. The celebration will chalk out its roadmap for the state the place it contested with none alliance after a few years, stated sources.
Speaking to reporters after the assembly, UP Congress chief Lallu, stated: “I take full accountability for the celebration's lack of face within the meeting election. As directed, I'll resign. Nonetheless, we'll make recent efforts and work more durable for upcoming elections within the nation.”

Within the lately concluded meeting polls, the Congress didn't oust the BJP from Goa, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and couldn't retain energy in Punjab, which was swept by the Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP).
G-23 leaders to satisfy
Congress's G-23 leaders will meet at Kapil Sibal's residence on Wednesday to debate the state of affairs within the celebration within the aftermath of its embarrassing loss within the meeting elections and the CWC's endorsement of Sonia Gandhi's continuance as president.

Sources near the Group of 23 leaders stated they've additionally invited Congressmen who do not represent the bloc however really feel modifications are required, together with on the management degree, to revive its electoral fortunes.
The group, which has been crucial of the management, had written to Sonia Gandhi in 2020 demanding an organisational overhaul.
(With inputs from businesses)