Overview

• An extended Congress Working Committee session begins at 10 am at Patna’s Sadaqat Ashram, the party’s first CWC meeting in Bihar since 1940.
• Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are attending alongside nearly 170 members, with senior leaders including Siddaramaiah, Randeep Surjewala, Bhupesh Baghel and Kanhaiya Kumar in Patna.
• The party plans a strong message on “vote chori” and opposition to the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, with acknowledgement of Rahul Gandhi’s 16-day Voter Adhikar Yatra.
• Congress has prepared district outreach including press conferences in at least 20 districts and the launch of the Ghar Ghar Adhikar Abhiyan, as alliance seat-sharing talks continue.
• Election dates are expected to be announced in early October after the Chief Election Commissioner’s visit, with polling likely in October or November.