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Maharashtra Congress passes resolution to appoint Rahul Gandhi as party chief

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: September 19, 2022 18:47 IST

The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Monday passed a resolution for appointing Rahul Gandhi as the national president ...

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The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Monday passed a resolution for appointing Rahul Gandhi as the national president of the party.The resolution was passed in a meeting of 553 delegates of the MPCC held at the YB Chavan centre in South Mumbai.The Congress units in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, the only two states where the party is in government on its own, have passed resolutions that Rahul Gandhi be made the party’s president. 

Also, the Gujarat Congress on Sunday demanded that Rahul Gandhi be made the party chief. The resolution was moved by former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan and seconded by senior leaders including Naseem Khan and Chandrakant Handore, which was unanimously passed, a Congress statement said.Notably, Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole moved a resolution authorising the Congress president to appoint a state unit chief, office-bearers and AICC delegates.This resolution was seconded by Congress Legislature Party leader Balasaheb Thorat and was unanimously passed.The meeting took place in the presence of the state returning officer for the organizational polls Pallam Raju, state in-charge HK Patil, former CMs Ashok Chavan, Prithviraj Chavan, and Patole. 

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