As the grand old Congress party on Saturday underwent a major reshuffling right ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, Sachin Pilot has been appointed as the All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary in charge of Chhattisgarh while General Secretary Avinash Pande replaced Priyanka Gandhi as the party in-charge of Uttar Pradesh. Gandhi is yet to receive any specific portfolio.
Who else got what?
Veteran Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has been appointed as General Secretary in charge of communication while KC Venugopal will continue as the General Secretary in charge of organization.
As per reports, senior leader Mukul Vasnik has been given charge of Gujarat, and Randeep Singh Surjewala has been appointed as Karnataka in charge.
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Senior leader Ajay Maken will continue as the treasurer of AICC.
Along with the 12 General Secretaries, the party has also appointed 11 state in-charges.
About the decision to reshuffle
The major organizational rejig in Congress came following the poll debacle in four of the five recently-held assembly elections. The announcement came two days after the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, which took stock of the preparedness for the general elections.
In a statement after the meeting on December 21, the Congress said, "The CWC appreciates that preparations for the Lok Sabha polls have already commenced" and the "Congress President has been conducting state-wise reviews which are giving direction to the preparations".
