Girish Chodankar, President of Goa, Youth Congress in Goa, Kamal Nath,Party Chief in Madhya Pradesh
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Chodankar, former President of the Youth Congress in Goa, had contested against Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar in the 2017 by-poll for the Panaji legislative Assembly seat. He lost to the latter by a margin of 4,803 votes.
The Congress on Thursday appointed senior leader Kamal Nath the chief of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee.
Former All India Congress Committee (AICC) Secretary Girish Chodankar has been appointed the President of the Goa Congress, a party statement said on Thursday.
GOA-Panaji, Apr 26
"Congress
President Rahul Gandhi has appointed Girish Chodankar as the President of the
Goa Pradesh Congress Committee with immediate effect," said the statement
issued by AICC General Secretary Ashok Gehlot.
Chodankar, former President of the Youth Congress in Goa, had contested against Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar in the 2017 by-poll for the Panaji legislative Assembly seat. He lost to the latter by a margin of 4,803 votes.
Chodankar, 51, replaces Shantaram Naik, who held the position of the state Congress
President since last year.
His appointment comes at a time when the Congress has been unable to make a dent as a significant opposition force, despite having 16 seats in the 40-member Goa legislative Assembly.
His appointment comes at a time when the Congress has been unable to make a dent as a significant opposition force, despite having 16 seats in the 40-member Goa legislative Assembly.
Congress appoints Kamal Nath as Party Chief in Madhya Pradesh.
The Congress on Thursday appointed senior leader Kamal Nath the chief of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee.
Kamal
Nath
(Member
of Lok Sabha)
Kamal
Nath is an Indian politician and the Ex Minister of Urban Development. He was
appointed as the pro term Speaker of the current 16th Lok Sabha of India and is
the longest serving member of Indian Parliament.
Born:
18 November 1946 (age 71 years), Kanpur
Constituency:
Chhindwara
Party:
Indian National Congress
The
Congress also said the chairperson of
the election campaign committee in Madhya Pradesh would be Jyotiraditya
Scindia. Assembly elections are due by the end of 2018. Bala Bachhan, Ramnivas
Rawat, Jitu Patwari and Surender Choudhary were appointed working presidents
for the state.
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