Congress Overhauls Leadership Ahead of Key Assembly Polls

In a significant reshuffle, the Congress appointed Tariq Hameed Karra as president of its Jammu and Kashmir unit and Keshav Mahto Kamlesh as chief of the Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee. This move comes ahead of the assembly polls, with additional key appointments made in Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, and Maharashtra.

In a major organizational reshuffle ahead of the assembly polls, the Congress on Friday named Tariq Hameed Karra as the new president of its Jammu and Kashmir unit, and Keshav Mahto Kamlesh as the chief of the Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee.

Karra replaces Vikar Rasool Wani, while Kamlesh takes over from Rajesh Thakur. Additionally, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge appointed Tara Chand and Raman Bhalla as working presidents for Jammu and Kashmir, as the party gears up for the upcoming polls in the Union Territory, the Election Commission announced the dates on Friday.

Kharge further appointed Wani as a special invitee to the Congress Working Committee (CWC) immediately. In Jharkhand, Rameshwar Oraon was named Leader of the Congress Legislature Party, and in Maharashtra, Balasaheb Thorat was appointed as a member of the CWC and Mohd Arif Naseem Khan as its special invitee. The Election Commission has set the election dates for Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir in September and October. This will be the first assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir since its reorganization as a Union Territory.