Congress leaders from Saurashtra and Kutch are celebrating the appointment of former Union minister and Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Bharatsinh Solanki as the AICC (All India Congress Committee) in-charge of Jammu and Kashmir.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday held meetings with party leaders of Bihar, Punjab, Ladakh, and Jammu and Kashmir to discuss the poll preparedness ahead of the crucial 2024 general elections.Meanwhile, the leaders from Bihar .
Even staunch Rahul Gandhi loyalists are privately saying the rejig has been a second blow to the party in the run-up to the general election after the debilitating defeats in the heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh
While Pilot’s promotion does signify the induction of fresh talent at the top, the party has relied on old, jaded faces to fight the crucial political battle that looms barely months away, instead of launching the robust new team the party workers would have loved
With Ashok Gehlot included in a national alliance committee earlier this week and now Pilot given a role outside the state, Congress could be looking at a new face for Rajasthan’s Leader of the Opposition.