Complete unanimity on 'one family, one ticket' rule: Congress's Ajay Maken promises big changes after Chintan Shivir

Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken said there would be big organisational changes in the party after the three-day brainstorming session - Chintan Shivir, which will be held in Rajashthan's Udhaipur.

Ahead of the three-day brainstorming session -- Chitan Shivir, in Rajasthan's Udaipur, senior Congress leader Ajay Maken said there is complete unanimity on the one family, one ticket rule, as he promised big organisational changes in the party after the conclave.

He said, "There's almost complete unanimity among panel members on the proposal that to ensure that party leaders don't give tickets to their kin or relatives without any work in the party, at least 5 yrs of prior work in the party will be required."

"Any person who is holding the post continuously has to step down and a cooling period of three years in case that person comes back to the same post."

Senior Congress leaders and the Gandhis will be in Rajasthan's Udaipur for the three-day brainstorming session, which is being called the 'Nav Sankalp Chintan Shivir' to discuss a strategy for the 2024 general polls, ways to combat the politics of polarisation and getting battle-ready for upcoming electoral challenges.

Nav Sankalp Shivir will start on Friday afternoon with Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s address. This will be followed by ‘marathon’ discussions on six topics - politics, organisation, economy, social welfare, youth and agriculture.