PATNA, Feb. 18 -- A day after the Congress party reviewed the progress of its Sangathan Srijan programme - an ambitious drive to revamp and strengthen the organisation from the booth to the state level - a section of senior leaders and social workers, including the national vice-president of Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM), a constituent of the ruling NDA, joined the Congress on Tuesday.

The development is being seen as a shot in the arm for the Bihar Congress, which is pushing ahead with the Sangathan Srijan campaign despite a concerted anti-campaign by some disgruntled leaders, including former party spokesman and AICC member Anand Madhab.

At a well-attended membership ceremony held at Sadaqat Ashram, the party headquarters in Patna, RLM n...