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set things right in delhi congress
PC Chacko is the new man in
charge of the Congress for the forthcoming Delhi Assembly elections. Chacko
knows Delhi since he was a Youth Congress leader and sources disclose that
Rahul Gandhi has given him a free hand. Chacko, who lost his Lok Sabha seat
from Thrissur in Kerala in the general election, has set up a temporary abode
in North Avenue. Delhi Congress leaders are jittery as with great difficulty
they had got used to the former party in-charge, Shakeel Ahmed. The party is in
a mess and the Delhi Pradesh Congress has not even constituted block-level
committees. Ticket-seekers are trying to be friendly with anybody who knows
Chacko, who is facing a problem as the Delhi Congress is vertically divided in
pro-Sheila and anti-Sheila groups. All ticket-seekers belong to one group or
the other. Surprisingly, both groups enjoy the patronage of the top leadership.
As a result, Chacko is planning to focus on individual candidates. Chacko’s
real challenge is to overcome pressure from Delhi’s rich property dealers and
builders who are in the queue for tickets.
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