Congress Undergoes Reshuffle: Sachin Pilot Made Chhattisgarh In-charge, Priyanka 'Without Portfolio'

In a major organisational reshuffle ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha Polls, Congress leader Sachin Pilot has been made in charge of Chhattisgarh, while Priyanka Gandhi was replaced as in-charge of Uttar Pradesh.

The appointments come two days after a meeting of the Congress Working Committee, which was chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and attended by party leaders including Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

Avinash Pande has been made in-charge of UP replacing Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, while Randeep Singh Surjewala has been made in-charge of Karnataka, a statement by the grand-old party said on Saturday.

Pilot, former deputy chief minister of Rajasthan, replaces Kumari Selja, who has now been given the charge as general secretary in-charge of Uttarakhand.

Senior Congress leader Mukul Vasnik has been made in-charge of Gujarat and Randeep Singh Surjewala has been appointed as Karnataka in-charge.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will now be a general secretary “without any assigned portfolio”, according to a statement issued by the Congress.

Congress leader GA Mir is the general secretary in-charge of Jharkhand with the additional charge of West Bengal, it said. Deepa Dasmunshi has been appointed the general secretary of Kerala and Lakshadweep with additional charge of Telangana.

Senior leaders Jairam Ramesh, KC Venugopal, Mukul Wasnik and Randeep Singh Surjewala remain the general secretary in-charges of communication, organisation, Gujarat and Karnataka, respectively.

Jitendra Singh, who is the general secretary in-charge of Assam, was given the additional charge of Madhya Pradesh, while Deepak Babaria holds the charge of Delhi and the additional charge of Haryana, the statement said.

Ajay Maken continues to be the treasurer, while Milind Deora and Vijay Inder Singla have been made joint treasurers. Party president Kharge also appointed in-charges for different states.

Ramesh Chennithala is the in-charge of Maharashtra, Mohan Prakash of Bihar, Chellakumar of Meghalaya, Mizoram & Arunachal Pradesh, Ajoy Kumar of Odisha, with an additional charge of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, and Bharatsinh Solanki of Jammu and Kashmir.

Rajeev Shukla is the in-charge of Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa of Rajasthan, Devender Yadav of Punjab, Manikrao Thakre of Goa, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, while Girish Chodankar is made in-charge of Tripura, Sikkim, Manipur and Nagaland. Manickam Tagore is the in-charge of Andhra Pradesh and Andaman & Nicobar while Gurdeep Singh Sappal is the in-charge of administration.

(With inputs from agencies)