Congress membership drive extended by 15 days because ‘it did not gather pace’ in many states: Details

Congress membership drive, which started on the 1st of November 2021, has been extended by 15 days after state units fell behind on their enrolment targets. The emphasis of the membership drive has been to get as many people to sign up for the Congress digitally, to help the party overcome electoral challenges that it faces on a regular basis. Hon’ble Congress President has approved the proposal of the AICC GSs and Incharges for extension of the Special Membership Drive for 15 days. — K C Venugopal March 31, 2022 Keeping in tune with the “Sonia Gandhi is unhappy” template, media reported that according to their sources, Sonia Gandhi was not happy with the way the membership drive had been conducted, however, she had categorically stated that postponing the organisational elections would send a wrong signal.