Has Rahul Gandhi shifted his focus to South India? Has he decided that the road to Congress revival passes through South India? Is it because of this that he has given key party posts to South Indians? Is it because of this that he has been grooming young leaders from the South Indian states?
Congress watchers say that Rahul Gandhi has special plans for South India. He strongly feels that South India is more likely to stand with the Congress than the North Indian states, which are firmly in the grip of the BJP. Hence, he has given key posts to South Indians. The AICC general secretary KC Venugopal is a South Indian. Similarly, in place of Ghulam Nabi Azad and Digvijay Singh, he has made South Indian Manickam Tagore the incharge of Telangana affairs of the party.
Sources say that he has appointed young leaders like Shiv Kumara in Karnataka, Revanth Reddy in Telangana and K Sudhakaran for Kerala as party state unit chiefs. Rahul himself is an MP from Wayanad in Kerala. This focus on South India, Rahul Gandhi feels, is going to help the Congress Party in the long run.
Rahul Gandhi is all set to visit Warangal on April 28, where he would address a massive public meeting. On April 29, he will address a party workers convention in Hyderabad. Rahul himself told the TPCC leaders recently that he would visit Telangana as many times as possible. He told them that Telangana was his focus area.
Congress watchers say that Rahul Gandhi has special plans for South India. He strongly feels that South India is more likely to stand with the Congress than the North Indian states, which are firmly in the grip of the BJP. Hence, he has given key posts to South Indians. The AICC general secretary KC Venugopal is a South Indian. Similarly, in place of Ghulam Nabi Azad and Digvijay Singh, he has made South Indian Manickam Tagore the incharge of Telangana affairs of the party.
Sources say that he has appointed young leaders like Shiv Kumara in Karnataka, Revanth Reddy in Telangana and K Sudhakaran for Kerala as party state unit chiefs. Rahul himself is an MP from Wayanad in Kerala. This focus on South India, Rahul Gandhi feels, is going to help the Congress Party in the long run.
Rahul Gandhi is all set to visit Warangal on April 28, where he would address a massive public meeting. On April 29, he will address a party workers convention in Hyderabad. Rahul himself told the TPCC leaders recently that he would visit Telangana as many times as possible. He told them that Telangana was his focus area.