Young leaders get key roles as gradual change continues in Congress

The demand for changes in the party peaked from within after recent assembly polls drubbing

The process of change in the Congress, kicked off by the party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi last week, is slowly but surely getting a firm footing as more younger leaders are being given key roles in the grand old party.

There was a strong demand from within for changes in the party since the 2014 national poll loss but it peaked after the recent assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur which the Congress lost to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Punjab was the only bright spot.

Continuing with changes announced in Gujarat, Goa and Karnataka, All India Congress