In a major reshuffle, the Congress on December 23 announced the appointment of former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot as the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of Chhattisgarh.
The party, in a statement, also confirmed that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been relieved as the general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh. She will continue to be a general secretary, without any assigned portfolio.
In Uttar Pradesh, Gandhi Vadra has been replaced by Avishek Pande as the general secretary in-charge of India's most populous state.
The Gandhi scion was given the charge of Uttar Pradesh in 2019, months before the previous Lok Sabha elections. Since then, however, the Congress has been reduced to only 1 parliament segment and two Assembly seats in the state.
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Senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala has been designated as the Karnataka in-charge, while veteran Mukul Vasnik has been handed responsibility for Gujarat.
Congress leader Deepa Dasmunshi has been appointed as the General Secretary of Kerala, Lakshadweep and Telangana, whereas, Ghulam Ahmed Mir has been appointed as the General Secretary of Jharkhand and given additional charge of West Bengal.
Bhakta Charandas has been relieved of his position as the Bihar general secretary in-charge. The state is now under the direction of Mohan Prakash. KC Venugopal will continue to serve as the organization's general secretary. Treasurer Ajay Maken has been appointed.
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Senior leaders Jairam Ramesh, K C Venugopal, Mukul Wasnik and Randeep Singh Surjewala remain the general secretary in-charges of communication, organisation, Gujarat and Karnataka, respectively.
According to the statement, Deepak Babaria is in charge of Delhi and Haryana, while Jitendra Singh, the general secretary in charge of Assam, was assigned the additional task of Madhya Pradesh.
The appointments have been made with immediate effect by the Congress president, it said.
Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain has been appointed as in-charge of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's Office. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has also appointed party leader Pranav Jha as AICC Secretary, attached to the Congress President's Office, in-charge of Communications.
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