Rajesh Thakur is new Jharkhand Congress president

Demand for a new president for Jharkhand Congress had been raging with several party MLAs openly demanding the outgoing president’s resignation.

Published on: Aug 26, 2021, 11:37:20 IST

By Vishal Kant

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The Congress president, Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday appointed Rajesh Thakur president of the party’s faction-ridden Jharkhand unit, besides appointing four new working presidents.

Rajesh Thakur was one of the 5 working presidents of the Congress party unit in Jharkhand before his elevation as state unit chief. (Photo Courtesy- ANI)

Thakur was one of the five working presidents of the party in Jharkhand and will now replace state unit chief Rameshwar Oraon, who is also the finance minister in the Hemant Soren-led UPA government in the state.

“The party president has also appointed Member of Parliament (MP) Geeta Kora, legislator Bandhu Tirkey, Jaishankar Mahto and Shahzada Anwar as working presidents,” a statement from the office of general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal said.

“The party appreciates the contributions of outgoing PCC President Dr. Rameshwar Oraon. The party also appreciates the contributions of outgoing Working Presidents Kamlesh Mahto, Irfan Ansari, Manas Sinha, and Sanjay Paswan,” the statement added further.

Demand for a new state unit president had been raging with several Congress MLAs openly demanding the outgoing president’s resignation from the party post as per the principle of one man one post.

Several legislators, in batches, had been camping in New Delhi in the past few months demanding a change of guard in the state.

Oroan, a former union minister, was given the command of the state unit months ahead of the 2019 assembly polls, in which, the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance wrested power from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in December 2019 assembly elections.

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Vishal Kant
Stationed in Ranchi, Vishal is heading the Jharkhand Bureau of Hindustan Times since November 2017. Besides leading the reporting team, Vishal tracks and writes on developments related to the state politics, economy and policy matters in Jharkhand. Prior to his current assignment, Vishal used to work in New Delhi after graduating from the University of Delhi. Vishal joined HT in the rank of Assistant Editor in August 2015 and was part of the Delhi Metro Bureau, covering a host of issues in the City-state including politics, policy---especially those related to urban traffic & transport infrastructure and railways. A native of Palamu district in Jharkhand, Vishal started his two-decade long career in the mainstream media in 2006. During this period, he has has worked in different capacity with a number of national media houses including the Financial Chronicle, India Today, Deccan Herald and The Hindu, before moving to the Hindustan Times. He holds the experience of having worked in three major mediums of mass communication--Print, Electronic and Digital. He is a proud father of two daughters.Read More

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