General polls 2019 : RaGa meets various community leaders ahead

Bengaluru: All India Congress Committee (AICC) Vice-President Rahul Gandhi who is facing the uphill task of preparing the party for 2019 general election has started to make some serious political moves silently. According to the party leaders from the state, he is now holding series of discussions with caste/ community-wise leaders from all the st

According to the sources, in last one week, Gandhi held discussion with young faces of SC, ST and OBC communities from the state as part of his grand strategy of retaining party hold in the state and preparing ground for 2019 election.

 "He is concentrating on 2019 general election. Each caste leader was given 10 minutes time to present his point of view on rejuvenating party cadres from the community," said a leader who was part of this exercise recently.

"It is a silent exercise. No one is aware what will be his plans for party in coming years. But he is now relying more on youth faces of the party who are acceptable for middle classes which make large chunk of electorate," he explained.