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its booth management system that had village to block, district state and national
direct access with top leadership, state level. It hurt the democratic functioning
and district level functionaries and RSS of the party resulted in mass desertion of
organisers. Even Prime Minister Nar- Senior congress its ground workers to other parties due to
endra Modi mentioned their contribu- leaders feel that the its successive defeats and lack of efforts to
tion in thanks giving ceremony after his strengthen its organisation with chang-
landslide victory as “Panna Pramukh.” revival of grand old ing needs and modern vision.
They have become grassroots strength The old congress party leaders failed
for BJP giving feedback on micro devel- party is not possible to coup up with new challenges in the
opments at village level and have become changing time and technology. Trans-
communication tool to monitor impact in present structural forming the congress party is the most
of welfare schemes run as their flagship setup which is formidable challenge before Rahul Gan-
programmes. dhi as congress had never developed
Senior congress leaders feel that the being dominated by second line of leadership at national,
revival of grand old party is not possible states and districts level. Its organisa-
in present structural setup which is be- nominated drawing tional structure had ruined because of
ing dominated by nominated drawing successive debacles in electoral race. It
room politicians who have no experience room politicians who has to resolve factionalism in the state
at grassroot working. The lack of under- have no experience at leaders and redefine proper organisation
standing about the day-to-day working hierarchy.
of political workers among masses has grassroot working
created leadership vacuum right from letters@tehelka.com
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