Congress appoints four new AICC coordinators
New Delhi, November 15: Congress appointed four new coordinators to the All India Congress Committee on Tuesday (AICC).
"Congress President has approved the proposal of appointing the following as AICC Coordinators attached to the office of the Congress President, with immediate effect. Their responsibilities will be assigned as required," read the AICC statement.
Syed Nasir Hussain, Pranav Jha, Gurdeep Singh Sappal, and Gaurav Pandhi are the new AICC coordinators.
The Congress Party announced its list of top campaigners for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections on Tuesday.
Among the party's star campaigners are party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, party MP Rahul Gandhi, general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, CM Ashok Gehlot, CM Bhupesh Baghel, Sachin Pilot, Jignesh Mevani, and Kanhaiya Kumar.
Congress has released the names of 40 people on its list of star campaigners. Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath and Congress Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh are also on the list. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, former Chief Minister of Haryana, and former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ashok Chavan are among those on the list.
The list includes several other names including Ramesh Chennithala, Tariq Anwar, BK Hariprasad, Mohan Prakash, Shaktisinh Gohil, Raghu Sharma, Congress MP Jagdish Thakor, Sukhram Rathva, Shivajirao Moghe.
Notably, the Congress party in Gujarat is facing challenges of its party members jumping ship to the BJP as the polls are nearing. Some notable names to jump ship include Himanshu Vyas, in charge of the Indian Overseas Congress, who joined the BJP.
Before this, the Congress MLA Bhagvanbhai D Barad tendered his resignation from all posts of the Congress.
In another significant jolt, veteran Congress leader and 11 times MLA Mohansinh Rathva, a prominent tribal leader, along with his sons Rajubhai, Ranjit Bhai, and other members joined the BJP. Another Congress MLA from Jhalod, Bhavesh Katara resigned from the party.
The state will go to the polls in two phases on December 1 and 5. In the first phase, polling will be held for 89 seats while the second phase will see voting for 93 seats. The results will be declared on December 8. The term of the 182-member state Assembly ends on February 18, 2023.
Congress has announced a total of 104 out of the 182 candidates for the Gujarat Assembly elections. The Congress on Monday appointed zonal and Lok Sabha constituency-wise observers for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly polls.
Gujarat has seen a traditional face-off between the ruling BJP and its rival Congress party. However, in the upcoming elections a new entrant, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), is being keenly watched in the poll fray.
BJP has been in power in the state for the last 27 years and the state is considered a BJP bastion.
Gujarat has been a BJP bastion for decades and the party is seeking its seventh term in office.
Congress on Saturday released the election manifesto for the Gujarat Assembly elections with 11 commitments.
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- ANI
