Gandhi, in his opening remarks, told the participants to

place their views regarding "frankly" as he wants suggestions to rejuvenate the party in the states. This is Gandhi's second such consultation after he was appointed the vice president at Congress chintan shivir at Jaipur in January. Jammu and Kashmir Congress President Saifuddin Soz said that the PCC Chiefs should be selected after due consideration and then should be given full responsibility. "If the PCC chiefs fail, hold them accountable," he said in the meeting holding the view that the party organisation in a state can be strengthened only that way. Andhra Pradesh PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana talked about the issue of corruption related to YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy. Leaders from Chhattisgarh complained that when ministers visit the state, they don't come to the party offices. Bihar PCC chief Mehboob Ali Kaiser said that there is a need for immedicate reconstitution of the PCC in their state which has been suspended long back. Modhwadia alleged the difference between the political party and the government in BJP-ruled states had been completely blurred and government mechanism was being misused to the hilt to carry out the party agenda. Talking to reporters after the meeting, Kaiser said that he apprised Gandhi of the problems that the Congress was facing in Bihar and he gave a "positive" hearing. PCC Chiefs and CLP leaders were called at the meeting in an alphabetical order and Andhra Pradesh was the first to get a chance. Representatives of North-Eastern states had not come because of their engagement with elections there. After the meeting concludes tomorrow, Gandhi will start holding interaction programmes with state units, starting from Odisha on February 18 and 19 where he will interact with district presidents, block presidents and panchayat members of the state in Sambalpur on February 18 and in Cuttack on February 19.