Lok Sabha Elections 2024: CWC to meet today at 10 AM to approve manifesto

The Convenor of the commitee is former Deputy CM of Chhattisgarh TS Singh Deo, Karnataka minister Siddaramaih, Congress General Secretarty Jairam Ramesh, Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are the other members.

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The Congress Working Committee (CWC) is slated to meet on Tuesday to discuss the party's manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections that are scheduled to be held in seven phased starting from April 19. 

CEC meeting today

The working committee meeting will be held at 10 am. After the working committee meeting, there will also be a meeting of the Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Congress under the chairmanship of party chief Mallikarjun Kharge. In this meeting, the names of the remaining candidates of the party for the Lok Sabha elections will be finalized.

At the same time, the top decision-making body of the party is also expected to pass a resolution praising former party chief Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. Let us tell you that this Nyaya Yatra started from Manipur on 14 January and ended in Mumbai on 17 March.

Congress formed manifesto committee

The Congress had formed a manifesto committee for Lok Sabha elections 2024 earlier. The Convenor of the commitee is former Deputy CM of Chhattisgarh TS Singh Deo, Karnataka minister Siddaramaih, Congress General Secretarty Jairam Ramesh, Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are the other members. 

Congress will fight on the issue of 'five nyay'

The party wil fight the elections on the issue of 'five nyay'- 'Bhagidari Nyay', 'Kisan Nyay', 'Nari Nyay', 'Shramik Nyay' and 'Yuva Nyay' with 25 guarantees, five for each nyay.

Congress announced candidate lists

Congress has so far announced a total of 82 candidates in two separate lists. Kharge promised to pass a constitutional amendment to raise the 50 per cent cap on reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs and to pass a comprehensive social, economic and caste census.