Pratibha Singh appointed President of Himachal Pradesh Congress 

Express News Service

CHANDIGARH: Lok Sabha Member of Parliament from Mandi, Pratibha Singh has been appointed because the President of Himachal Pradesh Congress, she is spouse of former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh.

Besides appointing Pratibha Singh as Himachal Congress chief, the social gathering has appointed 4 working presidents, Harsh Mahajan, Rajinder Rana, Vinay Kumar and Pawan Kajal. Meanwhile, Mukesh Agnihotri will keep as Himachal Congress Legislative Party chief and Harshvardhan Chauhan is deputy CLP chief. Former Himachal Congress President and Nadaun MLA Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has been appointed as Chairman of the marketing campaign committee and a member of the screening committee. “It is for the first time working presidents have been appointed by the party in the state congress,” stated a senior chief.

A number of state social gathering leaders are of the opinion that appointing Pratibha Singh as state Congress chief would strengthen the social gathering and the factionalism may come to an finish because the dominant group throughout the social gathering is the previous CM’s household. Moreover, they stated, the Rajput issue will work in her favour and crucial the sympathy wave given how after the dying of former CM Virbhadra Singh final 12 months the state Congress has been a divided lot. 

“To win the elections, the Congress with this move has tried to put a united face despite its internal differences,” stated a celebration chief.

Sources stated that the Congress wouldn’t declare a chief ministerial face for the upcoming meeting polls scheduled for later this 12 months because the ruling BJP has already declared sitting Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur because the face of the social gathering.

Meanwhile, Jagat Singh Negi is the chief whip and Dr Rajesh Sharma is the treasurer. Also, former union minister Anand Sharma has been appointed as Chairman of the steering committee and Asha Kumari convenor. Meanwhile Dhaniram Shandil would be the chairman of the Manifesto Committee, Ashish Butail would be the vice-chairman and Rohit Thakur convenor. Adjusting different leaders Kaul Singh Thakur has been named because the Chairman of the coordination committee and Ram Lal Thakur Chairman of the Election Management Committee.