India, June 21 -- Congress will form a 24-member OBC Advisory Council to boost backward class representation and regain voter support.

NEW DELHI: With Congress leader Rahul Gandhi stressing the need to increase representation of the backward, Dalit, and OBC communities within the party and regularly emphasising their representation in government sectors, the grand old party has decided to form an OBC Advisory Council. This council will hold dialogues and devise strategies to enhance their representation. According to Congress sources, the party has initiated plans to create a 24-member OBC Advisory Council comprising several senior leaders.

The source revealed that the party has appointed its OBC department chairman Anil Jaihind as the ...