Congress leaders meet to discuss Vice President candidate, Bihar voter roll issue

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The Congress leadership held a meeting at 10 Rajaji Marg in the national capital to strategise on key issues, including discussions on the Vice President candidate name and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar.

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00:00We have big breaking news coming in right now.

00:02Currently, there is an internal party meeting of the Congress party that is underway right now.

00:09This is according to the Congress sources.

00:11The sources tell India today that this meeting is to strategize on the vice president candidate name

00:19and also the special intensive revision that's currently underway in Bihar.

00:25This meeting is happening at 10 Rajaji Mark, started at around 3.30 in the afternoon.

00:33All the top leaders are there. Rahul Gandhi is there, KC Venu Gopal is there

00:37and Malik Arjun Kharke is also part of the meeting.

00:42So, big meeting there where they will be deciding or strategizing on how to go ahead

00:49as far as coming up with a name for the candidacy of the VP elections is concerned.

00:59So, we know right now all the top leaders of the Congress party are there.

01:06Joining me now is India Today's Rahul Gautam.

01:09Rahul, do tell us what's going to be the agenda of this meeting.

01:13Well, it's going to be a very crucial meeting for Congress party given the fact that Rahul Gandhi,

01:19Malik Arjun Kharke and KC Venu Gopal, we know that all these are top most leaders of the Congress party

01:25and sources have informed us that there are multiple issues that are going to be discussed

01:30including SIR and vice presidential candidate name.

01:35Now, we are given to understand that Congress is likely to put up a candidate this time

01:42unlike last time when Yeshwal Sina had contested for president's post.

01:47Remember, he was from TMC.

01:48But this time around, it seems that Congress is keen to have a candidate from its own side

01:54for a vice president's post.

01:57Also, we all know that how Congress has been going hammer and tong on the issue of SIR

02:03and alleged voter list manipulation.

02:05So, these are the main core issues that are going to be discussed in this very important meeting.

02:11Remember, you know, KC Venu Gopal is general secretary of the organization or Congress party

02:16while Rahul Gandhi is the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha.

02:19So, it is expected that a strategy would be crafted on the issue of SIR

02:25and also how to take up the issue of the vice president's poll.

02:30How are they going to reach out to the alliance partners?

02:33All these things are going to be high on the agenda in this important meeting.

02:36All right. Thank you very much, Rahul, for those details.

02:38So, the meeting is underway.

02:40Top leaders of Congress parties are huddling together to decide on the VP phase.

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