The Congress is set to appoint new state Presidents for Telangana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand, sources said.
In Telangana, state President Uttam Reddy has resigned while in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, the state chiefs have become ministers in the governments and in Uttarakhand the proposal to replace the state President is pending approval.
Sources say that for Maharashtra where Balasahab Thorat has become a minister in the MVA government, Congress leader Nana Patole who is the Assembly Speaker, is the front runner followed by Vijay Wattidwar and Amit Deshmukh.
Thorat has said, "I have told the party that if someone is there to replace me I am ready to resign the post as I have been holding many posts."