Congress Trains 286 New District Chiefs as Rahul Sets 'Perform or Step Aside' Bar

Overview

• At a one-day national session in New Delhi’s Indira Bhawan, 286 newly appointed DCC presidents from eight states received guidance from Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, with senior leaders including Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Bhupesh Baghel in attendance.
• Rahul Gandhi told district leaders to “perform or step aside,” making clear that organisational posts will hinge on results achieved on the ground.
• K C Venugopal said five phases of the Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan have concluded across 14 states, resulting in 531 DCC presidents being appointed.
• Venugopal added that 284 AICC observers have spent a cumulative 2,604 days in the field to ensure transparent, merit-based selections, and that 10‑day training camps have already covered 172 DCCs in four states.
• The party announced the next training round will begin on February 21 in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, with the appointment and review process continuing in 218 districts across six more states.