Congress Holds Meeting to Discuss LS Poll Strategies for Northeastern States

GG News Bureau

New Delhi, 16th July. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge met with party leaders from six northeastern states on Saturday to discuss the party’s strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

During the meeting, the leaders from the states of Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura and Sikkim also expressed concern over the “deteriorating” situation in Manipur, party sources said.

Since early May, Manipur has witnessed violent conflicts, particularly between the Kuki and Meitei communities.

Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal, AICC in-charge of Sikkim, Tripura and Nagaland Ajoy Kumar and former Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh were among those present at the meeting held at the AICC headquarters here.

Kharge has been holding key strategy meetings with leaders of various states, including some that are due to go to polls later this year. He has already held separate meetings with leaders of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.