The results of Lok Sabha elections notwithstanding, UP Congress is set for a major revamp in near future.

“During her maiden interaction with party workers and leaders, Congress general secretary and UP East incharge Priyanka Gandhi had said that she was unhappy with the present set-up in the state, but added that the party would go with the same set-up as polls were near,” a Congress leader from Rae Bareli pointed out.

The Congress leader said that during poll campaigning, Priyanka also witnessed that the organisation was almost non-existent in the state and she single-handedly managed the campaign hoping for the best results.

“Priyanka witnessed how the outfit was being handled by the state brass over the years, which naturally reflected on the party’s poll performance. She will now come with a new set of leaders to run the party effectively in the state,” the leader said.

A former Congress MLA claimed that a revamp in the UPCC was the need of the hour as every second leader visiting the party headquarters was being included in the media team even as the party failed to corner the BJP for its wrong polices and failures.

“The present set of leaders running the UPCC do not have a strong political background and it adversely affects the party’s performance as a main opposition party in UP. Besides, senior and loyal party leaders have stopped visiting the office,” he lamented.

In a bid to improve the state of affairs in UP, the leader said: “This trend can be done away with and the party be revived only if a new team with adequate experience and energy is put in place. Since Priyanka is incharge of UP East, her presence and leadership should help in rejuvenation and we can hope for a better result in the 2022 Assembly polls.”