Ahead of Cong's plenary session, election for Priyanka, fee hike on charts

The major shift for increasing membership fees and conducting elections is a direct outcome of the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Rahul Gandhi has been keen that leaders must reconnect with workers

The Congress is all geared up for Congress Working Committee (CWC) elections, despite opposition from certain quarters. The grand old party is giving final touches to some of the organisational changes aimed at boosting party coffers and helping leaders reconnect with workers, ahead of the plenary session in Chhattisgarh's Raipur.

According to a report published by NDTV, the membership fee for state Congress committee delegates will be raised from Rs 100 to Rs 1,000, of which, Rs 400 will be a developmental fee and Rs 300 for the party magazine Sandesh.

The fee will be revised for senior All India