The brainstorming session is also likely to focus on the issue of women empowerment in the backdrop of the brutal Delhi gang rape that shook the nation. A resolution in the matter is expected to be adopted at the meeting with a sub-committee already set up to prepare the draft paper.
The two-day shivir begins on January 18 in Jaipur. It will be followed by an AICC meeting on January 20.
A review of government's functioning is also on the cards with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leading the coalition for nine-long years with Sonia Gandhi at the helm of UPA.
With Rahul Gandhi increasingly taking centre-stage, youth power will be the flavour of the Jaipur conclave. Over 100 delegates from Youth Congress and NSUI are among the 350 odd participants at the event.
There was virtually no role for the young leaders in Panchmarhi and Shimla conclaves held in 1998 and 2003, respectively.
Party leaders are projecting the conclave as an attempt to arrive at a "harmonious blend of youth and experience" to get the party's act together as a precursor to formation of UPA-III.
Congress leaders have given up the talk of 'going it alone', which dominated its discourse a few years back and seem to come round to the view that coalition era is to stay after a string of defeats including in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Modi could be a major talking point during the meeting in the wake of his electoral hattrick that has seen growing speculation about his projection as BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate.
While the BJP has not made any announcement about the future role of Modi, Congress leaders feel that there is no denying the fact that the Gujarat strongman would be the star campaigner of the opposition party and would occupy the centre-stage. Congress has lost its sixth assembly elections in Gujarat in a row. It is the latest addition to a list of states where the party has not been in power for about two decades or more. The issue is expected to dominate at the party's brainstorming session, party leaders say.
Congress lost power in Gujarat in 1995, in Uttar Pradesh in 1989, in Bihar in 1990, and in Tripura in 1993. It has been out of power in West Bengal for more than three decades barring the brief stint as the Trinamool Congress' ally. In Tamil Nadu, the party has not come to power on its own for well over four decades.
While there will be discussion on five topics, the most keenly watched will be those on emerging political challenges and organizational strength. The other topics for discussion are emerging socio-economic challenges, India and the world and women empowerment.
The sub group of 'Empowerment of Women' was the latest addition amid a growing demand within the country and the party as well that there is a need to take up the issue of women safety much more sincerely.
Congress women MPs plan to raise it in a big way during the shivir with some even hinting that they may choose the occasion to flag the attention of the top leadership towards non-passage of Women Reservation Bill that aims at providing 33 per cent quota to women in both Houses of Parliament, as well as state Assemblies.
Members of this special sub-group set up a few days ago is headed by Girija Vyas and includes Union ministers Jayanthi Natarajan and Kumari Selja, senior party leaders Ambika Soni and Mohsina Kidwai.
The women MPs have been asked to assemble at the national capital on January 17. The sub-group will prepare an agenda paper which will look into the wider issues on women's safety and is likely to carry wide-range of suggestions to check crime against women and suggest remedial measures.
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