In a move signalling his larger role in the party, Rahul Gandhi was made the head of the Congress Coordinaton Committee for 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

Senior leaders Ahmed Patel, Janardan Dwivedi, Digvijay Singh, Madhusudan Mistry and Jairam Ramesh are members of the Election Coordination Committee headed by Rahul Gandhi.

AICC General Secretary and AICC Media Department Chairperson Janardan Dwivedi yesterday announced the setting up of three Sub-Groups, including one on the key issue of pre-poll alliances, which will be headed by senior leader A K Antony.

The Defence Minister is also chairing the sub-group on manifesto and government programmes while Digvijay Singh heads the Communication and Publicity sub-group.

Dwivedi said, as announced by Congress President Sonia Gandhi in the Samvad Baithak at Surajkund, she has constituted an Election Coordination Committee and three sub-groups keeping in view the Lok Sabha elections to be held in 2014 .

The other members of the pre-poll alliances sub-group are M Veerappa Moily, Mukul Wasnik, Suresh Pachouri, Jitendra Singh and Mohan Prakash.