NAGPUR: The state Congress has decided to go whole hog with preparations for the 2014 elections - both to the state Vidhan Sabha as well as Lok Sabha. The first such event will be held in Akola on November 17.
"In order to mobilize party workers and spread awareness about the policies of the Centre, state and the Congress, we will hold divisional-level conclaves starting with one for Amravati division on Saturday," MPCC president Manikrao Thakre announced in Mumbai. It will be followed with the one at Nandurbar in north Maharashtra in last week of November.
At the Akola concave, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan will be felicitated for successfully completing two years in office. AICC in-charge Mohan Prakash, general secretary Mukul Wasnik, will be present. Office-bearers and prominent party workers from Amravati, Akola, Washim, Buldhana and Yavatmal are expected to be present at the conclave, said Thakre. The divisional conclaves are seen as a major effort to strengthen party organization.
Interestingly, the party has chosen western Vidarbha as the venue for first conclave. Its ruling partner NCP has the least influence in this region. The NCP and Congress are engaged in a tough tussle to increase their presence in every region. Despite the friction between the two, Chavan has come out with a statement that the two parties would go hand-in-hand in the 2014 elections. Earlier this year, the NCP had tied up with BJP-Sena to share power in several local bodies in the state, especially in Vidarbha raising doubts on continuity of their alliance.
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