New Delhi: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi has appointed five senior leaders to assess the post-poll situation in five states and suggest organisational changes after their electoral defeats. Jairam Ramesh has been tasked with assessing the situation in Manipur, Ajay Maken in Punjab. 

At the same time, Congress has asked the party's Rajya Sabha member Rajni Patil to assess the situation in Goa. Congress leader Jitendra Singh will assess the post-poll situation in Uttar Pradesh and suggest changes to the high command, while Avinash Pandey has been asked to do the same thing in Uttarakhand. A press release issued by the Congress on Wednesday said the Congress president has appointed leaders to assess the post-poll situation and suggested organisational changes in the states from MLA candidates and important leaders with immediate effect.

The Congress has failed to win back any of the BJP-ruled states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur in the recently concluded assembly elections while losing to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab. Earlier on March 15, Sonia Gandhi had asked the presidents of her Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur units to submit their resignations.

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