Congress has set up a 13-member task force on Covid and one of the party's top dissenting voices, Ghulam Nabi Azad, has been appointed as its Chairman.
The inclusion of Azad comes as a surprise as he raised the issue of elections in the party and demanded more visible leadership.
The task force will oversee relief operations run by the party as control rooms have been set at the central and state level, along with efforts by Youth Congress workers.