Rajesh Ram may be new Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee president
The Hindu
In addition, eight working presidents may be named
Amid hectic political developments in the Chhattisgarh unit of the Congress party, the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) is likely to get party MLA Rajesh Ram its as new president replacing the incumbent Madan Mohan Jha, who had put in his papers shortly after the party’s dismal performance in the Assembly polls last year. The BPCC is also likely to have eight working presidents. Recently, the Congress had changed its Jharkhand chief by appointing party leader Rajesh Thakur, with four new working presidents. Mr. Thakur replaced Rameshwar Oraon. The four new working presidents appointed were Geeta Koda, Bandhu Tirkey, Jaishankar Mahto and Shahzada Anwar. “The party high command may announce the name of MLA Rajesh Ram as new BPCC chief in a day or two. Besides, the names of eight working presidents too could be announced,” a senior Congress party leader in Bihar told The Hindu. Mr. Rajesh Ram is the MLA from Kutumba in Aurangabad district and also chairman of the SC/ST cell of BPCC. Some of the candidates likely to be named working presidents of the BPCC are Pravin Singh Kushwaha, Kumar Ashish, Manoj Kumar Singh, Amita Bhushan and Chandan Yadav.More Related News