Patna: After 16 years, S Sudhakar Reddy is now the new general secretary of Communist Party of India(CPI), replacing A B Bardhan who held the post since 1997.
CPI spokesman Kumar Atul Anjaan told PTI that the national council of the party met and elected unopposed S Sudhakar Reddy as its national general secretary.
The national council also elected eight others as members of central secretariat of the party, Anjaan said.
Sudhakar Reddy is the second leader from Andhra Pradesh, after Chandra Rajeswara Rao, to become the CPI General Secretary.
Reddy was elected to the Lok Sabha from Nalgonda twice, in 1998 and 2004 and served as Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour
CPI spokesman Kumar Atul Anjaan told PTI that the national council of the party met and elected unopposed S Sudhakar Reddy as its national general secretary.
The national council also elected eight others as members of central secretariat of the party, Anjaan said.
Reddy was elected to the Lok Sabha from Nalgonda twice, in 1998 and 2004 and served as Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour
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