Sachin Pilot appointed Rajasthan Congress chief

The Congress on Monday changed two of its state chiefs marking a generational shift. In Rajasthan, minister for corporate affairs Sachin Pilot (36) replaced Chandrabhan (56) as the Pradesh Congress Committee chief.

The Congress on Monday changed two of its state chiefs marking a generational shift. In Rajasthan, minister for corporate affairs Sachin Pilot (36) replaced Chandrabhan (56) as the Pradesh Congress Committee chief.

Pilot is a close associate of party vice-president Rahul Gandhi and is the son of late union minister Rajesh Pilot.

In Madhya Pradesh, Cong MP Arun Yadav (39) replaced Kantilal Bhuria (64).

The Congress had faced a rout in both states in the recent assembly polls.

The two take over just three months before the Lok Sabha elections at a time when the Congress faces a stiff challenge from BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. Rajasthan accounts for 25 Lok Sabha seats and Madhya Pradesh 40.