As the 2024 Lok Sabha elections draw near, the Congress party is gearing up for the political battle and preparations for party consolidation have commenced from the grassroots level.

Ramesh Chennithala, the in-charge of the Western Maharashtra division of the Pradesh Congress, addressed the media during a meeting in Pune, which was presided over by state president Nana Patole. Also present were key political figures, including Balasaheb Thorat, former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, opposition leader Vijay Wadettiwar, former minister and state working president Naseem Khan, and others.