Jitu Patwari replaces Kamal Nath as Congress president in Madhya Pradesh

(From left to right) Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Kamal Nath, Jitu Patwari; Chhattisgarh Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel and Charan Das Mahant

Congress leader Jitu Patwari has been appointed as the new party president for Madhya Pradesh, thus replacing veteran leader Kamal Nath.

The decision was taken on Saturday, December 15. Umang Singar will be the new legislative party leader while Hemant Katare will be the new deputy leader.

Similarly, in Chhattisgarh, the party appointed Charan Das Mahant as the Congress legislature party chief, thus surpassing former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel. Deepak Baij continues as the state president.

कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष श्री @kharge द्वारा श्री @DrCharandas को छत्तीसगढ़ का CLP लीडर नियुक्त किया गया है।

आपको बधाई एवं भविष्य के लिए शुभकामनाएं। pic.twitter.com/UbQbhRx9F4
— Congress (@INCIndia) December 16, 2023

कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष श्री @kharge द्वारा श्री @jitupatwari को मध्य प्रदेश कांग्रेस कमेटी का प्रदेश अध्यक्ष, श्री @UmangSinghar को CLP लीडर और श्री @HemantKatareMP
को डिप्टी लीडर नियुक्त किया गया है।

आपको नई जिम्मेदारी की बधाई एवं भविष्य के लिए शुभकामनाएं। pic.twitter.com/sF2A3ScvcK
— Congress (@INCIndia) December 16, 2023

The Congress party lost to Bharatiya Janata Party by a comfortable margin in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in the recently concluded Assembly elections.