Cong's big reshuffle: Priyanka replaced as in-charge of UP

New Delhi: In a major organisational rejig ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress on Saturday appointed Avinash Pande the general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, replacing Priyanka Gandhi Vadra while Sachin Pilot was made the general secretary in-charge of Chhattisgarh.

Priyanka Gandhi will now be a general secretary "without any assigned portfolio", according to a statement issued by the party. Pilot, along with GA Mir, Dipak Babaria, and Deepa Dasmunshi, was appointed as general secretaries, while Tariq Anwar was dropped from the list.

Pande was earlier AICC in-charge of Jharkhand. Pilot replaces Kumari Selja, who has now been given the role of general secretary in-charge of Uttarakhand.

Congress leader Mir is the general secretary in-charge of Jharkhand with the additional charge of West Bengal, it said. (PTI)