Overview
- The 10-day workshop, which concluded Thursday, brought together more than 60 district presidents from Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir in Kangra.
- Rahul Gandhi urged reforms to strengthen local units and asked workers to focus on public service over personal ambition while contrasting Congress’s unity pitch with the BJP.
- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the party has shifted selection of district presidents from political recommendations to structured panels.
- Sessions covered media strategy, social media use and grassroots outreach, with participants also meeting MGNREGA beneficiaries and farmers in modules led by Sachin Rao.
- Party leaders said the refreshed state cadre will now prepare for May panchayat and urban polls after a 16-month reconstitution, with Gandhi noting that strong district work can open paths to roles up to the Rajya Sabha.