New Delhi, Sep 3 - Stunned and shocked by the sudden death of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in a chopper crash, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) Thursday said he was a man with a vision, courage and dynamism and inspired people from all walks of life.

'He had a natural feel for politics as also an instinctive command of governance,' said the condolence resolution passed by the CWC, the highest-decision making forum of the Congress, that met at the party headquarters here.

'He played a pivotal role in the revival of the Congress party in the state after it has been in the opposition for almost 10 years. His indefatigable campaigning across the state secured a decisive mandate for the Congress party in the 2004 assembly elections.'

It said he used this mandate 'purposefully to impart a whole new direction to the state's development with an extraordinary emphasis on programmes for the welfare of farmers, irrigation, social security schemes for the weaker sections of society, women's self-help groups, health and nutrition'.

'It was this outstanding record of achievements under his leadership that returned the Congress party to power in his state for a second term in May 2009.