<p>Initiating a reshuffle in its leadership, Congress on Friday appointed Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil as the president of the Gujarat state unit and tasked former Chief Minister and Lok Sabha MP V Vaithilingam to head the Puducherry unit. Maharashtra MLA Varsha Gaikwad has been appointed as the new Mumbai Congress president.</p>.<p>A party statement said Gohil, who was also former Leader of Opposition in Gujarat, has been relieved as the in-charge of Haryana and Delhi and in his place Deepak Babaria has been appointed. Gohil has replaced Jagdish Thakor.</p>.<p>Thakor's replacement comes as the Congress has sunk into its lowest tally in the Gujarat Assembly elections. Thakor had submitted his resignation soon after the poll debacle. </p>.<p>Gohil has an uphill task to lift the morale of party workers in Gujarat where it also has a new opponent in AAP. An experienced leader who knows ground level workers, his full-time presence in Gujarat is also important for the party in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/district-incharge-ministers-appointed-in-karnataka-1226291.html" target="_blank">District incharge ministers appointed in Karnataka</a></strong></p>.<p>Vaithilingam succeeded A V Subramanian while Gaikwad would succeed Bhai Jagtap as the head of Mumbai RCC (Regional Congress Committee).</p>.<p>Keeping elections in Telangana in mind, the Congress leadership has brought in two new secretaries in the state.</p>.<p>Karnataka leader Mansoor Ali Khan has been appointed as AICC Secretary and attached with Congress in-charge Manikrao Thakre.</p>.<p>Kerala MLA PC Vishnunadh, an AICC Secretary presently attached with Karnataka in-charge Randeep Surjewala, has been now moved to Thakre's team.</p>.<p>The leadership has relieved NS Boseraju, who has been made a minister in Karnataka, and UP MLA Nadeem Javed as AICC Secretaries and from their responsibilities in Telangana.</p>
<p>Initiating a reshuffle in its leadership, Congress on Friday appointed Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil as the president of the Gujarat state unit and tasked former Chief Minister and Lok Sabha MP V Vaithilingam to head the Puducherry unit. Maharashtra MLA Varsha Gaikwad has been appointed as the new Mumbai Congress president.</p>.<p>A party statement said Gohil, who was also former Leader of Opposition in Gujarat, has been relieved as the in-charge of Haryana and Delhi and in his place Deepak Babaria has been appointed. Gohil has replaced Jagdish Thakor.</p>.<p>Thakor's replacement comes as the Congress has sunk into its lowest tally in the Gujarat Assembly elections. Thakor had submitted his resignation soon after the poll debacle. </p>.<p>Gohil has an uphill task to lift the morale of party workers in Gujarat where it also has a new opponent in AAP. An experienced leader who knows ground level workers, his full-time presence in Gujarat is also important for the party in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/district-incharge-ministers-appointed-in-karnataka-1226291.html" target="_blank">District incharge ministers appointed in Karnataka</a></strong></p>.<p>Vaithilingam succeeded A V Subramanian while Gaikwad would succeed Bhai Jagtap as the head of Mumbai RCC (Regional Congress Committee).</p>.<p>Keeping elections in Telangana in mind, the Congress leadership has brought in two new secretaries in the state.</p>.<p>Karnataka leader Mansoor Ali Khan has been appointed as AICC Secretary and attached with Congress in-charge Manikrao Thakre.</p>.<p>Kerala MLA PC Vishnunadh, an AICC Secretary presently attached with Karnataka in-charge Randeep Surjewala, has been now moved to Thakre's team.</p>.<p>The leadership has relieved NS Boseraju, who has been made a minister in Karnataka, and UP MLA Nadeem Javed as AICC Secretaries and from their responsibilities in Telangana.</p>
