Hyderabad: Congress general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal will be in Hyderabad on Wednesday to participate in the party’s political affairs committee (PAC) meeting at Gandhi Bhavan.
The meeting will be attended by top Congress leaders Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, Deputy CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, ministers N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, D. Sridhar Babu, TPCC chief B. Mahesh Kumar Goud, among others.
The PAC will review the party’s performance and governance in Telangana over the past year. Venugopal’s presence is noteworthy as it marks his first PAC meeting since the Congress formed the state government here.
The last time that Venugopal attended a PAC in Telangana was in September 2023, ahead of the November Assembly elections. That meeting focused on preparations for hosting the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Tukkuguda, near Hyderabad.
According to party sources, Venugopal will discuss the implementation of resolutions made at the recent CWC meeting held in Belagavi, Karnataka, on December 26, 2024.
The Belagavi meeting outlined plans for a significant organisational overhaul in 2025, with a focus on promoting young leaders, evaluating leadership capabilities, and executing the Udaipur Chintan Shivir commitments from 2022. The CWC meeting has declared 2025 as “The Year of Organisational Empowerment”.
The Congress faces pressing tasks in Telangana, including finalising the TPCC executive committee, appointing district committee (DCC) presidents, and preparing for upcoming local body elections. These elections, covering gram panchayats, zilla parishads, mandal parishads, and municipalities, are expected between February and July. Additionally, MLC elections for a graduates constituency and two teachers’ constituencies are scheduled for March 2025.
The PAC meeting is expected to focus on strategies for these polls, alongside broader organisational reforms. The Congress leadership is pushing for greater inclusion of young leaders in key roles, while renewing emphasis on ideological commitments.
The Belagavi CWC meeting stressed on the importance of aligning with the party’s vision of protecting the Constitution and advancing the Congress’s “Idea of India.”
The PAC meeting will also deliberate on integrating local and emerging leadership into the party’s framework to ensure robust grassroots connectivity.
