New Delhi, Dec 4 (UNI) Back from hospital as she was admitted for viral fever a few days back, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today chaired a key meeting of the Congress Election Committee wherein the leaders took stock of the ensuing elections in Punjab. The meeting was also attended by former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, party sources said. Congress is out of power in Punjab since 2007. It had won the 2002 assembly polls by winning 62 seats but the Congress strength in the 117-member assembly came down to 44 in 2007 and it was 46 in 2012. For the next year's polls, Congress has to face a stiff challenge from the Akali Dal-BJP combine and also a new entrant, Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party, has put up a good show in 2014 parliamentary polls winning four seats. The preliminary reports of the Congress Screening Committee Punjab headed by former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot was also discussed at the meeting, sources said. Among other issues related to poll management in Punjab, the Election Committee discussed matters concerning entries of Pargat Singh and Navjot Kaur Siddhu into the party recently. Congress sources said the election panel will again meet on December 8. UNI DEVN CJ 1409