New Delhi, Jan 16, (UNI): The Congress party has intensified its political preparations ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections with meeting of the screening committee scheduled
Congress screening committee to hold its first meeting in Kolkata on January 18.
The meeting will be conducted by Screening Committee Chairman BK Hariprasad, and members Dr. Mohammad Jawed, Member, Mamata Devi, B.P. Singh.
Members of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee will also be present in the meeting.
The meeting will have discussions on strategies regarding selection of the candidates to contest the election.
Other than screening committee meeting, the party will conduct further meetings in Kolkata with members of the state’s political action committee, election committee, and senior party observers.
Congress is especially focus on areas in Bengal where it has strong foothold such as Malda and Murshidabad among others.
Congress’s presence in Malda seems stronger after Mausam Benazir Noor rejoined the congress party early January. She had previously left the Congress to join the TMC.
The Congress has appointed Sudip Roy Burman, Shakeel Ahmad Khan, and Prakash Joshi as senior observers for the West Bengal Assembly election.
