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Election and selection: On the new Congress Working Committee

The Congress needs to be truly representative (प्रतिनिधि) to make a viable (व्यवहार्य) bid for power

Achieving the ambitious (महत्त्वाकांक्षी) goals of social representation (an act of having people selected to act and speak on behalf of a wider group of people) in the Congress Working Committee (CWC) that the Congress set for itself at its brainstorming (विचार विमर्श) session in Udaipur, in May 2022 was never going to be easy. It took party president Mallikarjun Kharge nearly six months after he was authorised (अधिकृत करना, अधिकार देना) by the Raipur session of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in February 2023 to finally announce the new CWC on Sunday, which also happened to be the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. While combining experience and youth, Mr. Kharge has drawn up (prepare, compose, work out, think up, arrange) a list that significantly (महत्वपूर्णता से) enhances (बढ़ाना) diversity (विविधता) in the party’s highest decision-making body. His opponent (प्रतिद्वंद्वी, प्रतियोगी) in the 2022 election for the top post, Shashi Tharoor, finds a place, in a commendable (सराहनीय, प्रशंसनीय) appreciation (acknowledgement, understanding, recognition, realization, sensitivity (of a situation)) of internal democracy, and an encouraging signal to many sceptics (cynic, doubter, questioner; critic, dissident) of the party. Half the CWC, excluding invitees (आमंत्रित, अतिथि), are from Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes, tribals, and minority communities or women, which meets the Udaipur ambition. But when invitees are accounted for (के लिये उत्तरदयी होना), the social composition (संरचना, संगठन) tilts in favour of (के पक्ष में)  upper castes and minorities, even as it meets the ‘50 under 50’ age criteria (basis, standard, norm, guideline, guiding principle. (criteria is the plural form of criterion)). A number of fresh faces from the middle rungs (level, rank, position, standing, status, grade, stage, standard, echelon) have made it to the list — former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, a Dalit leader at 60 and Kamleshwar Patel, the 49-year-old OBC leader from the election-bound Madhya Pradesh, are in, while Damodar Raja Narasimha, 64, from Telangana is a permanent invitee.

Mr. Kharge has the unenviable (difficult, painful, disagreeable, undesirable, unpleasant) task of exercising (use, apply, employ, wield) his authority (अधिकारी) while three members of the Gandhi family — Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka — remain active, but he appears to be up to (aware of) it. The list reflects (indicate, show, display, demonstrate, represent, exhibit) the party’s keen (determined, committed, diligent, earnest, assiduous, ambitious, enthusiastic, passionate) attention (observation, concentration, heedfulness, thought, deliberation) to the upcoming (approaching, forthcoming, imminent, nearing, impending) Assembly elections in the heartland (the most important part of a field of activity; the central part of something). Chhattisgarh Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu, an influential (powerful, strong, important, prominent) OBC leader, is expected to play a crucial role. In Rajasthan, while Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is given a free hand (license, freedom, latitude, leeway, flexibility) to lead the charge (mission, campaign, onus, duty, responsibility), the induction (a formal entry into an organization or position or office; introduction, admission, initiation, inception) of his challenger Sachin Pilot and tribal leader Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya to the CWC is expected to reinforce (strengthen, fortify, bolster up, shore up, buttress, underpin, support, encourage, enhance, intensify) party unity. The party has tried to reassure (encourage, buoy up, cheer up, hearten) discontented (impatient, displeased, agitated, restless) social groups and assuage (soothe, pacify, relieve, alleviate, mitigate) rebellious (dissident, dissenting, disagreeing, objecting, protesting, nonconformist) leaders in various States, and the constitution (composition, arrangement, formation, configuration) of the new body is largely (mostly, mainly, generally; to a large extent) representative of the geographical and social expanse (area, tract, region, swathe) of India. Though some disenchantment (disappointment, dissatisfaction, discontent) might surface (emerge, appear, arise, come up, become visible) in the days ahead, the new CWC reflects both imagination (vision, insight, individuality, resourcefulness) and compromise (agreement, understanding, settlement, middle ground, deal). While this is a good start, there is more that the Congress needs to do to be truly representative of this diverse (having different people (from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives ranging from race to age to gender to hometown to educational experience) within group) nation, besides (apart from, other than, excluding, barring, in addition to) strategising (plan a strategy) for elections and improving political communication (message, statement, information) and becoming the centre of gravity (a point or position that is the important focus of interest or activity within a larger system) of Opposition politics in the run-up to (a period of time just before an important event) 2024.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.representative (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - प्रतिनिधि
English Meaning - having people selected to act and speak on behalf of a wider group of people; characteristic, illustrative, paradigmatic, exemplary.

2.viable (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - व्यवहार्य
English Meaning - workable, feasible, practicable, operational, possible, manageable.

3.ambitious (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - महत्त्वाकांक्षी
English Meaning - formidable, difficult, challenging, demanding.

4.brainstorming (noun)

Hindi Meaning - विचार विमर्श
English Meaning - a process wherein a group (of people) attempts to solve the specific problem with different, creative ideas and solutions spontaneously.

5.authorise (verb)

Hindi Meaning - अधिकृत करना, अधिकार देना
English Meaning - empower, entitle, approve, allow, endorse.

6.significantly (adverb)

Hindi Meaning - महत्वपूर्णता से
English Meaning - appreciably , significantly, noticeably

7.enhance (verb)

Hindi Meaning - बढ़ाना
English Meaning - increase, augment, strengthen, reinforce, emphasize.

8.diversity (noun)

Hindi Meaning - विविधता
English Meaning - existence/presence of different people (from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives ranging from race to age to gender to hometown to educational experience) within group; variety, variance, difference.

9.opponent (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रतिद्वंद्वी, प्रतियोगी
English Meaning - fellow contestant, (fellow) competitor, contender.

10.commendable (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - सराहनीय, प्रशंसनीय
English Meaning - praiseworthy, laudable, admirable, excellent.

11.invitee (noun)

Hindi Meaning - आमंत्रित, अतिथि
English Meaning - guest, visitor.

12.account for (verb)

Hindi Meaning - के लिये उत्तरदयी होना
English Meaning - be considered, be included, be factored in, be taken into consideration, be taken into account.

13.composition (noun)

Hindi Meaning - संरचना, संगठन
English Meaning - formation, arrangement, constitution, configuration.

14.in favour of (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - के पक्ष में
English Meaning - in support of, to the advantage of

15.authority (noun)

Hindi Meaning - अधिकारी
English Meaning - authorization, right, power.

16.bid (verb)

English Meaning - attempt, try, effort, endeavour.

17.representation (noun)

English Meaning - an act of having people selected to act and speak on behalf of a wider group of people.

18.set (for) (verb)

English Meaning - arrange, select, appoint, decide on.

19.draw up (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - prepare, compose, work out, think up, arrange.

20.appreciation (noun)

English Meaning - acknowledgement, understanding, recognition, realization, sensitivity (of a situation).

21.sceptic (noun)

English Meaning - cynic, doubter, questioner; critic, dissident.

22.Udaipur declaration/Ambition (noun)

English Meaning - The Congress’ three-day ‘Chintan Shivir’, a brainstorming session (chintan shivir) occurred in Udaipur, Rajasthan, from May 13 to 15, 2022. The conclave would focus on the time-bound restructuring of the Congress, finding ways to combat the politics of polarisation and getting battle-ready for upcoming electoral challenges.

23.tilt (verb)

English Meaning - incline, bend, move, change (in favour of).

24.criterion (noun)

English Meaning - basis, standard, norm, guideline, guiding principle. (criteria is the plural form of criterion).

25.rung (noun)

English Meaning - level, rank, position, standing, status, grade, stage, standard, echelon.

26.make it (phrase)

English Meaning - manage to do something; to succeed; to accomplish something, or to become successful.

27.election-bound/poll-bound (adjective)

English Meaning - guaranteed to have election (which is imminent/approaching).

28.unenviable (adjective)

English Meaning - difficult, painful, disagreeable, undesirable, unpleasant.

29.exercise (verb)

English Meaning - use, apply, employ, wield.

30.up to (phrase)

English Meaning - aware of.

31.reflect (verb)

English Meaning - indicate, show, display, demonstrate, represent, exhibit.

32.keen (adjective)

English Meaning - determined, committed, diligent, earnest, assiduous, ambitious, enthusiastic, passionate.

33.attention (noun)

English Meaning - observation, concentration, heedfulness, thought, deliberation.

34.upcoming (adjective)

English Meaning - approaching, forthcoming, imminent, nearing, impending.

35.heartland (noun)

English Meaning - the most important part of a field of activity; the central part of something.

36.influential (adjective)

English Meaning - powerful, strong, important, prominent.

37.play a role (phrase)

English Meaning - contribute to, be instrumental in, be a factor in.

38.a free hand (phrase)

English Meaning - license, freedom, latitude, leeway, flexibility.

39.charge (noun)

English Meaning - mission, campaign, onus, duty, responsibility.

40.induction (noun)

English Meaning - a formal entry into an organization or position or office; introduction, admission, initiation, inception.

41.reinforce (verb)

English Meaning - strengthen, fortify, bolster up, shore up, buttress, underpin, support, encourage, enhance, intensify.

42.reassure (verb)

English Meaning - encourage, buoy up, cheer up, hearten.

43.discontented (adjective)

English Meaning - impatient, displeased, agitated, restless.

44.assuage (verb)

English Meaning - soothe, pacify, relieve, alleviate, mitigate.

45.rebellious (adjective)

English Meaning - dissident, dissenting, disagreeing, objecting, protesting, nonconformist.

46.constitution (noun)

English Meaning - composition, arrangement, formation, configuration.

47.largely (adverb)

English Meaning - mostly, mainly, generally; to a large extent.

48.expanse (noun)

English Meaning - area, tract, region, swathe.

49.disenchantment (noun)

English Meaning - disappointment, dissatisfaction, discontent.

50.surface (verb)

English Meaning - emerge, appear, arise, come up, become visible.

51.imagination (noun)

English Meaning - vision, insight, individuality, resourcefulness

52.compromise (noun)

English Meaning - agreement, understanding, settlement, middle ground, deal.

53.diverse (adjective)

English Meaning - having different people (from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives ranging from race to age to gender to hometown to educational experience) within group.

54.besides (preposition)

English Meaning - apart from, other than, excluding, barring, in addition to.

55.strategise (verb)

English Meaning - plan a strategy.

56.communication (noun)

English Meaning - message, statement, information.

57.centre of gravity (noun)

English Meaning - a point or position that is the important focus of interest or activity within a larger system.

58.run-up to (noun)

English Meaning - a period of time just before an important event.