Cong can retain power in Kerala: Rahul

Thiruvananthapuram: There is “a sense of confi-dence” in the Congress party in Kerala that it can retain power in the next assembly polls, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said on  Wednesday.
Aaddressing party leaders at the state party headquarters here, Gandhi expressed confidence that his party can do well both in the next year’s elections to the local bodies and the state assembly polls in 2016.
“The state government and the party are doing a commendable job, even while there are little issues which will be resolved.
There is aconfidence that the Congress party can do well in these two elections, but a lot of work has to be done,” said Gandhi.
Gandhi arrived in the capital city Tuesday evening to take part in the valedictory function of the Janapaksha Yatra of state party chief V.M. Sudheeran that passed through all the 140 assembly constitu-encies in the state.
Before ending his brief address, he reiterated that the Congress here should work to ensure that it becomes the instrument of the people. He called for empowering people and not allowing power to be concentrated in the hands of a few.(PTI)