Lucknow: The Congress has added more than 57
lakh new members to the party in Uttar Pradesh during its
membership campaign, claimed a senior leader here today.
"During campaign period, over 57 lakh new members joined
the party in the state and more than Rs 1.70 crore was
collected as the membership fee," incharge of the campaign and chairman of disciplinary committee Ramkrishna Dwiwedi said.
He said a district-wise detail of the members has been
prepared and verification of the forms was being done by
senior party leaders in all 18 divisions in the state.
"The party is in the process of recruiting 5,000
volunteers, who after training, will distribute photo identity
cards to the members," he said.
-PTI
First Published: Monday, February 08, 2010, 22:33