Named 'Indira Vahini' and comprising Congressmen whose families have been associated with the party for generations, the new group will identify and approach other families wedded to Congress ideology to work for the party's victory in the next Assembly polls.
"We will form crack teams in all the 90 Assembly constituencies of the state. These teams will establish contact with traditional Congress supporters and look for deficiencies in the BJP government in the state and expose it.
Congress has lost three successive Assembly polls in the state in 2003, 2008 and 2013 to BJP.
Recently, Amit Jogi, son of Congress' former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, was suspended by the party for his alleged involvement in fixing Antagarh assembly bypoll in 2014 which was won by the BJP nominee. Amit Jogi is a Congress MLA from Marwahi constituency.
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"We intend to dissuade the embattled party leaders from sabotaging its poll prospects in 2018 Assembly elections. We are not after party ticket but for party's victory in all the elections including Assembly polls due in November 2018," said Doshi, who is also incharge of social media cell of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee.
"In all 90 seats, the difference of votes share between BJP and Congress was less than one lakh. This situation can change in future elections provided Congress supporters are united in the state. Our effort is aimed at this," said Doshi, son of renowned journalist from naxal-hit Bastar region Late Kirit Doshi.
BJP had polled 53,65,272 votes and Congress 52,67,698 in the 2013 Assembly election.
Bhujit, who has been in Congress for the past 25 years, said the party can easily form its government with two thirds majority as people are fed up with the present BJP dispensation.