Cong appoints Tamradhwaj Sahu to oversee campaign for Gujarat local body polls

It also informed that he will discharge his duties in consultation and close coordination with the AICC In-charge of Gujarat.

Congress President, Sonia Gandhi, on Sunday, appointed Chhattisgarh Home Minister, Tamradhwaj Sahu, as a Senior All India Congress Committee (AICC) Observer, said an AICC press release.

The Congress may project as the face of its Chhattisgarh campaign the party’s lone Lok Sabha member from the state, Tamradhwaj Sahu. (HT File Photo)

"He has been given the role to oversee election campaign and coordination of the upcoming local body election in Gujarat with immediate effect," the press release said.

It also informed that he will discharge his duties in consultation and close coordination with the AICC In-charge of Gujarat.

Gujarat is scheduled to hold its local body elections next month in two phases, on February 21 and February 28.