
Arvinder Singh Lovely takes charge as Delhi Congress chief
The Hindu
Arvinder Singh Lovely formally took charge as DPCC President, aiming to revive the party in Delhi and fix its structure. He was an MLA in 1998 and served as Transport, Education, Urban Development and Revenue Minister during Congress regime. He contested against BJP's Gautam Gambhir and AAP's Atishi in 2019 LS elections.
Newly appointed Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Arvinder Singh Lovely formally took charge of office on Thursday.
He said reviving the party in the national capital and fixing its organisational structure are among his first priorities.
Mr. Lovely was first elected as an MLA in 1998 from the Gandhi Nahar seat. He worked closely with former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who died in 2019.
He has served as transport, education, urban development and revenue minister during the Congress regime in Delhi. He has served as Delhi Congress chief earlier as well.
Mr. Lovely was fielded against the BJP's Gautam Gambhir and the AAP's Atishi from the East Delhi constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

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