The membership drive will also include the Union Territory of Daman and Diu, as general elections are around the corner. The drive aims to restructure the entire set up, instead of selection procedure, which has been observed so far, sources said.

Ramandeep Khera, Lok Sabha Revenue Officer (LRO) in Vadodara, said: “Any person who is a citizen of India, who declares that he is not a member of any other political party and is between 18-35 years of age can enrol as the member of the Youth Congress.”

The membership fee will be Rs 15 for the general category and Rs 10 for SC/ST category, he added.

Addressing a media briefing on Sunday, one Congress leader said: “The probable structure will be such that there will be 16 members selected at the Assembly level. Eight of them will be delegates and the rest will be office-bearers. Seats for office-bearers will reserved under Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, women and minority categories.”

Besides, the office bearers will comprise of a president, vice-president and general secretary.