Rahul Gandhi is also likely to meet former and sitting MPs

and MLAs of the party, besides attending a meeting of the extended executive committee of the party in Odisha, he said. Before holding brain-storming sessions with leaders at Cuttack, the Gandhi scion took stock of the Congress position during his day-long programme at Sambalpur yesterday. "The focus of Rahul's discussions with leaders at Sambalpur was on strengthening the party in Odisha. He held seven-hour-long marathon interaction with functionaries of 17 organisational districts," according to AICC General Secretary Shakeel Ahmed. During his two-day Odisha visit, Rahul is taking feed back from grass root level leaders and discussing norms for selection of candidates, he said, besides obtaining opinions of partymen in this regard. "Rahul is seeking suggestions from partymen on steps required to be taken to bolster the poll prospects of Congress," said another leader.