According to sources, the meeting is expected to be attended by top Congress functionaries, Chief Ministers, PCC chiefs and other senior leaders.

The party had earlier planned a `chintan shivir' (brainstorming session) outside Delhi but it has not materialised so far.

The extended CWC meeting will have a heavy agenda, given the fact that the party has to face assembly elections in key states later this year followed by the Lok Sabha polls.

The CWC would discuss the party's preparedness for the assembly polls in the backdrop of Sonia's directive that organisational set-ups in the states should be revamped by August.

There would also be a discussion on the report of the A.K. Antony committee, particularly the recommendation that Congress candidates for assembly and the Lok Sabha polls be named well in advance so that they had sufficient time for campaigning.

There is a section in the party which feels that stitching alliances with regional parties has affected the party's growth. At the same time, many senior leaders argue that the Congress must opt for alliances as colaition politics was the order of the day.

Major issues like the Amarnath land row, Indo-US nuclear deal and spiralling prices will also come up for discussion. The party will have to decide whether the assembly elections could be held in J and K where the row over the Amarnath shrine land has taken an ugly turn.

While postponing the polls would not send the right signals, the situation in the state was not conducive to holding elections, the leaders feel.