PATNA, July 4 -- In a bid to breathe fresh life into its organisation, the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) has embraced a mobile application under its ongoing "Sangathan Shrijan" drive, marking a shift from traditional methods to modern technology for party restructuring at the booth level. The initiative aims to expand the party's reach and strengthen its mass base in a state where it has for long struggled to regain its past aura. After several rounds of conventional efforts yielded limited success, the BPCC has now pinned hopes on this digital approach to ensure greater participation and fairness in selecting office-bearers. According to senior BPCC functionaries, the party is set to announce its state-level committee-including vice presidents, general secretaries, and secretaries-in the coming days. The announcement follows the completion of a mobile-based membership drive, with the deadline for enrolling as 'Sangathan Shrijan Saathi' ending on June 30. "The app has helped bring transparency and credibility to the entire exercise," one senior leader said. Unlike other states where the Sangathan Shrijan programme relied on conventional paperwork and meetings, Bihar opted for the digital route to minimise disputes and make the process more verifiable. Eligibility for the key posts was strictly tied to performance in enrolling new members through the app, with details of voters' identity cards required for validation. Those who enrolled 3,000 members qualify for vice president positions, while 2,000 enrolments make one eligible for general secretary, and over 1,000 for secretary. The final panel, however, will be cleared by the All India Congress Committee's general secretary in charge of organisation. Party insiders revealed that roughly 16 to 17 individuals managed to meet the high thresholds for vice president and general secretary roles. This marks a significant departure from past practices, where state committees typically accommodated 30 to 40 people in such positions. "It is now up to AICC in-charge Krishna Allavaru and BPCC president Rajesh Ram to decide the structure and how the organisation will function with a leaner team," a BPCC official noted. The restructuring in Bihar appears to be lagging compared to neighbouring Jharkhand. While both states began the exercise around the same time, the Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee has already appointed nearly 18,000 block-level agents (BLAs) out of a total 30,000 made by all political outfits in the state through its conventional drive. In contrast, the BPCC is yet to finalise names of even block presidents. Several senior party leaders have ridiculed the exercise, saying that the party was relying on 'machines' than 'men'. "Congress party has mostly treated Bihar as an experiment ground, despite all previous innovative ideas to strengthen the organisation miserably failing to yield any results. "The party never tried to stand on its own by launching massive campaigns to connect people. We are seldom seen on streets, taking up causes of the common people. Holding meetings and addressing press conferences in Sadaquat Ashram would enhance the party's influence. Instead of sweating it out among the masses, the party often resorts to alliances politics as a convenient way to stay relevant," said a former vice president, BPCC chief Rajesh Ram and Allavaru could not be contacted for their comments, despite several attempts....