Kantilal Bhuria named Congress campaign committee chief for poll-bound Madhya Pradesh

Former Union Minister leader Kantilal Bhuria will lead the Congress campaign committee in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, as per an announcement. The BJP-governed State is likely to go to polls in the next few months.

New Delhi : The Congress on Tuesday constituted a campaign committee for the poll-bound Madhya Pradesh with former Union minister and tribal leader Kantilal Bhuria as chairman. Kamal Nath, the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee president, and former chief minister Digvijaya Singh have been included in the panel. The 2023 Assembly elections in BJP-governed Madhya Pradesh are likely to be held in the next few months.

"The Congress president has approved the proposal for the constitution of a campaign committee for the ensuing assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh with immediate effect," according to an official communication from K C Venugopal, the AICC (All India Congress Committee) general secretary (organisation).

Other members of the panel are Govind Singh, Suresh Pachauri, Arun Yadav, Ajay Singh Rahul, Vivek Tankha, Rajmani Patel, Nakul Nath, Sajjan Singh Verma, NP Prajapati, KP Singh Kakkajoo, Lakshman Singh, Bala Bachchan, Tarun Bhanot, Omkar Singh Markam, Vijay Laxmi Sadho, Rajendra Singh, Hina Kaware, Lakhan Singh Yadav, Sukhdeo Panse and Jitu Patwari, among others.

Besides, All India Mahila Congress ex-chief Shobha Oza, former All India Sewa Dal head Mahendra Joshi, state heads of all frontal organisations and state chairpersons of the party's SC, ST, OBC and minority wings have also been made members of the committee. (PTI)