New Delhi: Amid meetings of dissidents of the Congress, Ghulam Nabi Azad is poised to meet party interim president Sonia Gandhi.  Azad is expected to convey the message of other dissident leaders on strengthening the party.

Hectic parlays continue with the Congress party after the dismal performance of the Congress in the recent five states’ assembly polls.

After the result, the veteran leaders have been holding talks regularly, giving a clear signal that they are not happy with the top leadership and want a total revamping in the structure.

The veteran dissident leaders who have formed a team became popular as G-23, met at the residence of the party’s senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to discuss the critical issue of the party’s performance and future course of action. Among those attending were Kapil Sibal, Anand Sharma and Bhupinder Hooda.

Earlier, party leader Hooda met Rahul Gandhi and held close door discussions. A few leaders have also indicated that such meetings of senior leaders will be held regularly from now to keep up the pressure on the top leadership.

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The senior leaders are reportedly upset with the party’s dismal performance and no decision taken to bring out comprehensive changes in the party’s functioning even after a series of defeats in elections.

It may be noted that during the Congress Working Committee meeting, the senior leaders showed their faith in interim president Sonia Gandhi and declined her offer to resign. Even her children Rahul and Priyanka too wanted to resign, the sources said.

A couple of days ago, some 18 leaders of six states held a meeting to discuss the way forward after the party's latest drubbing in state elections. The Congress has lost Punjab and has been practically wiped out in Uttar Pradesh and the other states.

The leaders were expected to take some hard stand, but the outcome of the meeting seemed to be mellowed down. The statement issued by them only said that the leaders were in favour of a "collective, inclusive leadership" and demanded that Congress be proactive and create a platform with other like-minded parties to take on the BJP in 2024.

The statement did not mention any organizational elections or a non-Gandhi leader at the top, the demand w which gained momentum.

The sources said that the leaders are not in favour of breaking the party, which will further weaken the strength of the party that has already witnessed debacle after debacle.

Meanwhile, Azad, who is considered a leader of the dissidents' group, is expected to meet Sonia today to convey the views of other leaders.