Congress AICC Session 2025 update; Rahul Gandhi | Sonia Priyanka Gandhi – Kharge | The 84th session of Congress in Ahmedabad from today: 64 years later in Gujarat; CWC meeting today, discussion of 1700 representatives tomorrow

Party worker hoisting the flag of the Congress party outside the Congress office in Ahmedabad.

The 84th session of the Congress is being held in Ahmedabad today and tomorrow. The party is doing this program in Gujarat after 64 years. Earlier in 1961, there was a session in Bhavnagar. This was the first program in Gujarat after independence. The session to be held today and tomorrow is the second.

This year, 100 years of Mahatma Gandhi are completing 100 years. Apart from this, there is also the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Both great personalities were born in Gujarat, so the Congress party is holding this session in Gujarat.

The program will begin on 8 April with the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting. This meeting will be held at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial. It will include members of CWC as well as Chief Ministers, In-Charge, State President, Leader of Opposition and other senior leaders of Congress ruled states.

There will be a main session on 9 April, in which more than 1700 Congress Committee representatives from across the country will participate. The program will be held on Sabarmati River Front. VVIP Dome is built here. The theme of this session is, ‘Justice: resolution, dedication, and struggle.’

Senior leaders like Sonia Gandhi, Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be present in the session. According to the party, this session will be a big step towards strengthening the organization in Gujarat and preparing a roadmap for the 2027 assembly elections.

Congress preparations for session

• Strategy and campaign start A strategy will be made for the 2027 Gujarat assembly elections in the session. Along with this, a nationwide campaign called ‘Bachao Yatra’ will also be started from Ahmedabad, which aims to challenge the BJP and strengthen the position of the Congress.
• Drafting Committee Formation Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has formed a 15 -member drafting committee, which is the convenor Randeep Surjewala. It includes leaders like Bhupesh Baghel, Sachin Pilot and Vikrant Bhuria. This committee is drafting proposals and strategies for discussion in the session. Several meetings of the committee have been held at Delhi and other places, where issues like unemployment, inflation and economic inequality were focused.
• Book 2000 room of hotels The two -day program will include around 3000 Congress leaders. Hence 2000 hotel rooms have been booked in and around Ahmedabad city. Due to this, big hotels including ITC Narmada and Courtyard are books books. The workers will provide ‘car service’.
• Arrangements for cars and buses Cars and buses have also been arranged to carry and bring leaders. Congress workers have also been informed to join the service by taking a car. Hotel cars have also been booked and some cars are also being hired from private travel agencies.

Congress held 5 sessions in Gujarat

A look at Congress’s election journey in Gujarat The Congress’s election journey in Gujarat is a long and ups and downs. Since independence, till now the Congress has made a strong hold in Gujarat, sometimes it had to be out of power.

• Post-independence round (1960–1990) After the formation of Gujarat in 1960, the Congress created its strong position in the state. The Congress won the 1962, 1967 and 1972 assembly elections. During this, Gandhian leaders like Jivraj Mehta, Balwantrai Mehta and Hitendra Desai led the party.
• Madhav Singh Solanki Yuga In 1980 and 1985, the Congress performed brilliantly under the leadership of Madhav Singh Solanki. In 1985, the Congress won 149 seats and set a record, which was the biggest win of any party in the Gujarat assembly elections. Solanki’s ‘Kham’ (Kshatriya, Harijan, Adivasi, Muslim) strategy strengthened the party on the basis of social alliance.
• BJP’s entry in 1995 From 1962 to 1984, the Congress captured most of the Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat. After the assassination of Indira Gandhi in 1984, the Congress won all 26 seats in the sympathy wave. In the 1990s, the BJP started setting foot in Gujarat with the Hindutva and Ram temple movement. In 1995, the BJP won the assembly elections for the first time and the Congress was out of power.
• Congress away from power from 7 elections After the 2002 riots, the BJP led by Narendra Modi made Gujarat its stronghold. The vote share of the Congress continued to decrease. In 2002, the Congress got 51 seats, which was less than 53 in 1998. In 2007, Congress got 59 seats. In 2012 too, the Congress was reduced to 61 seats. In 2017, the Congress led by Rahul Gandhi performed better and won 77 seats, but stayed away from power. In 2022, due to the emergence of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Congress vote was distributed and it was reduced to only 17 seats.
• 1 Lok Sabha seat won after 24 years In 2004, the Congress won 12 seats in Gujarat, but in 2009 the number increased to 11. In 2014 and 2019, the BJP won all 26 seats and brought the Congress to zero. In 2024, the Congress won the Banaskantha seat and opened the account after 10 years, but overall its performance was weak.

Old pictures related to Congress’s Gujarat session …

The picture is of the 1921 Ahmedabad session. Mahatma Gandhi joined it.

Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandre Bose and Sardar Ballabhbhai Patel during the Haripur session of 1932.

3 pictures of Bhavnagar session …

Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi reached the Bhavnagar session.

Bhavnagar session was held under the chairmanship of Neelam Sanjeev Reddy.

Three entry gates were prepared during the Bhavnagar session.

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