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2019 Game Changer For Congress : Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Enters Politics, Named Party General Secretary For UP East
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In a move that could be possible game changer for the Congress in the forthcoming Lok sabha Polls of 2019, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was appointed All India Congress Committee general secretary for Uttar Pradesh East by her brother and party chief Rahul Gandhi.
The party announced that Jyotiraditya Scindia has been appointed AICC general secretary for UP West.
Now that he has taken over as Rajasthan Chief Minister , Ashok Gehlot has been replaced as AICC General Secretary Organisation with K C Venugopal.
Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad was appointed AICC general secretary in charge of Haryana, the party said.
Priyanka Gandhi will take over as AICC General Secretary for UP East in the first week of February.
Congress party on its twitter handle announced the appointments.
Many congratulations to Shri K C Venugopal, Smt. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Shri @JM_Scindia on their new appointments. We’re fired up & ready to go! https://t.co/q7sMB8m6DO
— Congress (@INCIndia) January 23, 2019
The Congress party has decided to contest all the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh alone after they were not included in the mahagathban alliance between the Samajwadi party and Bahujan Samaj Party.