Congress leaders on Tuesday met in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state to deliberate on poll strategy and discuss key issues like alliances and national security ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Led by president Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, the party's top leadership started discussions on key poll issues at a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial here.
The party started the day by paying rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at the Sabarmati Ashram here.
The day also marks the anniversary of the historic Dandi March, started by Mahatma Gandhi from Sabarmati Ashram on March 12, 1930.
It will also be the first official meeting of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was appointed as Congress general secretary in-charge of western Uttar Pradesh recently.
The Congress leaders, while enumerating the key poll issues at the CWC meeting, said they will also discuss the issue of alliances.
Sources said the CWC is likely to authorise the party president to finalise alliances in key states with other
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