Bengaluru: With the Karnataka Assembly elections a year away, the Congress High Command is said to have invited top party leaders of the State to New Delhi for a meeting on Feb. 25 to discuss election issues.

The All India Congress Committee (AICC) is said to have invited 15 top Congress leaders including KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar, Opposition Leader Siddharamaiah, Rajya Sabha MP Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council B.K. Hariprasad and KPCC Campaign Committee President M.B. Patil. Karnataka Congress In-charge Randeep Surjewala and AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal will also take part.

The meeting will discuss in detail about the party’s prospects and preparations for the 2023 Assembly polls. During the meeting, the Congress leaders will be assigned tasks to ensure that the party returns to power in next year’s Assembly polls.  On their part, the State Congress leaders are expected to invite the party leadership for the valedictory of Mekedatu padayatra in the first week of next month.