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The Congress is in the process of amending its constitution to make former party presidents' life members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), a political body. This may automatically bring Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to the CWC, the election of which is to be held during the three-day AICC plenary in Raipur from February 24.
Senior party leader Ambika Soni, as chairperson of the Congress Constitution Committee, can bring the necessary change in the party constitution for approval during the plenary session.
Election Commission Chairman Madhu Sudan Mistry said the CWC elections are to be held during the plenary session and his team is ready for the elections within 24 hours.
According to the party constitution, half of the members of the CWC are elected by the plenary, while the rest are nominated by the President of the Congess.