After a series of losses in Congressional polls, Congress implements a massive organizational remodel

Congressional President Marikaljun Kalge. | Photo credit: Anni

Congressional Speaker Marikaljun Karj on Friday remodeled the organization by appointing new general secretaries and baggages to 13 states and four coalition territories after the party suffered a series of election setbacks. I did.

Many aides of former party chief Rahul Gandhi have found a place with a new team of All India Parliamentary Committee (AICC).

Former Chhattisgarh Prime Minister Bhupesh Baghel has been appointed as the new general secretary of Punjab, where parliamentary elections will take place in 2027.

Syed Naseer Hussain, a member of Rajya Sabha, has become general secretary handling issues of Jammu, Kashmir (J&K) and Ladakh.

The responsibilities for Bihar, bound by the vote, have also been changed, and Krishna Aravur, who was in charge of the Youth Congress, has been handed over from party veteran Mohan Prakash.

Changes in Haryana

Haryana, who caused a shocking defeat in last year’s parliamentary elections, will be treated as a party under the responsibility of party veteran BK Haripurasad. In preparation for the parliamentary elections last October, the Haryana forces of the parliament had witnessed fierce terrorism between Bhupinder Singh Hooda Camp and his rivals such as Kumari Selja and Randeep Surjewala.

Former MP Meenkashi Natarajan has been appointed as the new responsibilities for Telangana, while bureaucratic politician K. Raju is the new responsibilities for Jharkhand. Both leaders are known to be close to Mr. Gandhi.

Senior leader Rajni Patil has been charged with Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh. Harish Chaudhary is in charge of Madhya Pradesh, while Girish Chodankar will be dealing with Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

Northeastern Councillor Odisha

Lok Sabha members of Odisha Saptagiri Ulaka were given responsibility for Manipur, Sikkim, Tripura and Nagaland.

Former Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lal is the newest in charge of Odisha.

Among the people who were dropped as charges in the state are Dipak Bavaria, Balatsin Solanki, Rajev Shukla, Ajoy Kumar, Devender Yadav and Mohan Prakash.

Since the 2024 Lok Sabah election, Congress has lost parliamentary votes in Haryana, Maharashtra and Delhi.

“All other secretaries and rechargers will continue to serve designated capabilities,” General Secretary (organization) KC Venugopal said in a statement.