Jitu Patwari replaces Kamal Nath as MP Congress chief after Assembly poll loss
By : The Federal
Update: 2023-12-16 14:39 GMT
Jitu Patwari (right) with Kamal Nath. File photo
Days after the party's humiliating defeat in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, on Saturday (December 16), the Congress picked Jitu Patwari as the new chief, replacing veteran Kamal Nath.
Tribal leader Umang Singhar will be the new Leader of the Opposition (LoP), while Hemant Katare, a Brahmin MLA from Ater, will be his deputy.
In a press release, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal announced the appointment of Patwari, an OBC leader.
In Chhattisgarh, the Congress has decided to continue with Bastar MP and tribal leader Deepak Baij as the state unit chief. Veteran backward caste leader Charan Das Mahant is the CLP leader in the Chhattisgarh Assembly.