Senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kamal Nath were appointed party general secretaries today - a move by party chief Sonia Gandhi that set in motion the organisational changes ahead of the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab next year.
Mr Azad, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, will replace Madhusudan Mistry as the in-charge of Uttar Pradesh. Mr Nath will take over from Shakeel Ahmed in Punjab and Haryana, party general secretary Janaradan Dwivedi said.
According to party sources, the decision reflects the party's wish to give preference to faces with "heart and soul in electoral politics" and not just quota. Both leaders have a track record in handling responsibility, especially elections, as they have proven that they can take along all the factions, sources said.
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