Congress launches app-based, online membership drive

New Delhi, Mar 30: In order to strengthen the party base, Congress on Monday launched an online and app-based membership drive in Capital.

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh launched the drive.

"Launching Android-App based @INCIndia membership drive-Enrolling Dr Manmohan Singh & his wife Gursharan ji in Delhi!," Ajay Maken tweeted.

After Maken became the chief of DPCC, a massive membership exercise facilitated by web-based applications was at the top of party's list of priorities, aimed at reviving the Congress'fortunes in Delhi.

Launching Android-App based @INCIndia membership drive-Enrolling Dr Manmohan Singh & his wife Gursharan ji in Delhi! pic.twitter.com/UXj8VjpE8y

— Ajay Maken (@ajaymaken) March 30, 2015

Maken said that with the launch of new app was to make it more convenient to become a member of the part.

The party drew a blank in the 2015 Assembly poll in which several senior party leaders lost badly.

Congress' launch of app comes at a time when BJP recorded a primary membership nearing 8.8 crore, to become the largest political party in the world, leaving behind the Communist Party of China. [With 8.79 crore members, BJP becomes world's largest political party]

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