Amethi (UP): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit Amethi on May 20, where he will hold meetings with party functionaries, workers and senior leaders at the party’s district headquarters, Congress district unit chief Pradeep Singhal said on Sunday.
According to political observers, this meeting would form part of strategic preparations for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, along with an organizational overhaul.
Discussions during the meeting are likely to focus on strengthening party organization up to the booth level, increasing participation of youth and women workers and speeding up public communication campaigns in villages.
According to sources, a large number of party workers — from the Gram Sabha to the district level — have been invited to attend the meeting.
Gandhi is expected to interact directly with the workers, listening to their concerns and suggestions.
During the day-long visit, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha will also travel to Poore Ramdeen Pandit — the native village of late Congress district president Yogendra Mishra — to meet his family members.
Mishra, considered a close associate of the Gandhi family, died on March 1 after a prolonged illness.
Political activity in the district has intensified ahead of Gandhi’s visit and party workers have already started making arrangements for his reception.
Kishori Lal Sharma, Congress MP from Amethi, is also holding regular meetings with local leaders and functionaries to review the preparations.
