Priyanka no longer U.P. in-charge; Sachin Pilot to handle Chhattisgarh

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is now a Congress general secretary “without any assignment portfolio” while Sachin Pilot will be the general secretary in-charge of Chhattisgarh

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is now a Congress general secretary “without any assignment portfolio” while Sachin Pilot will be the general secretary in-charge of Chhattisgarh as part of a major organisational reshuffle that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge carried out on Saturday.

Ms. Vadra was in charge of Uttar Pradesh earlier.

The much-awaited reshuffle displays a sense of urgency in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha poll and comes just two days after a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party’s highest decision-making body.

During Thursday’s meeting, senior members such as Mukul Wasnik raised the issue of long-pending organisational restructuring. Though Mr. Kharge reconstituted the CWC on August 20, responsibilities were not reassigned for four months.

In the reshuffle, new faces have been brought in and organisational responsibilities have been re-assigned among the veterans. However, K.C. Venugopal will continue as the general secretary (organisation), while Jairam Ramesh will remain as the head of party’s communication.

Senior leader Avinash Pande has been given the charge of Uttar Pradesh, replacing Ms. Vadra. Her designation as a general secretary without portfolio has given rise to speculation that she could take the electoral plunge in the 2024 poll as she will not restricted to handling any particular State.