Organisational Appointments

Appointment of Presidents of the DCCs, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir

According to the Press Release on January 2, 2026, by Hon’ble Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for the appointment of Presidents of the District Congress Committees of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir, as enclosed, with immediate effect. These appointments are made as part of the Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan. Under this initiative, AICC Observers assigned to each district conducted detailed reviews, engaged with Party functionaries and other stakeholders, and submitted their comprehensive reports. Following the submission of these reports, one-to-one discussions were held with each Observer, as well as with senior leaders. Himachal Pradesh: 1. Mandi – Smt. Champa Thakur, 2. Kangra – Shri Anurag Sharma, 3. Hamirpur – Shri Suman Bharti Sharma, 4. Lahaul & Spiti– Shri Dorje Angrup, 5. Kullu – Shri Ses Ram Azad, 6. Chamba – Shri Surjeet Kumar Bharmouri, 7. Sirmaur – Shri Anand Parmar, 8. Solan – Shri Subhash Chand Vermani, 9. Shimla Urban – Shri Inderjeet Singh, 10. Bilaspur – Smt. Anjana Dhiman, 11. Una – Shri Deshraj Gautam. Jammu & Kashmir: 1. Baramulla – Shri Mir Iqbal Ahmad, 2. Kathua – Shri Pankaj Dogra, 3. Jammu (Rural) – Shri Neeraj Kundan, 4. Udhampur – Shri Sumeet Magotra, 5. Kishtwar – Shri Pyare Lal Shan, 6. Rajouri – Shri Ashok Sharma, 7. Anantnag – Shri Farooq Ahmed Bhat, 8. Shopian – Smt. Shabnam Jan, 9. Pulwama – Shri Umer Jaan, 10. Jammu (Urban) – Shri Yogesh Sawhney, 11. Doda – Shri Javed Iqbal Lone, 12. Kupwara – Shri Haji Farooq Ahmad Mir, 13. Ramban – Mohd. Ishar Naik, 14. Srinagar – Dr. Audil Farooq Mir, 15. Reasi – Shri Ajay Salalia, 16. Poonch – Mohd. Shahnawaz Choudhary, 17. Ganderbal – Shri Ajaz Ahmad Sheikh, 18. Samba – Shri Sanjeev Sharma, 19. Budgam – Er. Muzaffar Dar, 20. Bandipur – Adv. Shaikh Farooq, 21. Kulgam – Shri Abdul Rashid Lone.

Appointment of Presidents of the DCCs of Andhra Pradesh

According to the Press Release on January 3, 2026, by Hon’ble Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for the appointment of Presidents of the District Congress Committees of Andhra Pradesh, as enclosed, with immediate effect. These appointments are made as part of the Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan. Under this initiative, AICC Observers assigned to each district conducted detailed reviews, engaged with Party functionaries and other stakeholders, and submitted their comprehensive reports. Following the submission of these reports, one-to-one discussions were held with each Observer, as well as with senior leaders. 1. Alluri Sitarama Raju – Shri Sataka Bullibabu, 2. Anakapalli – Shri Boddu Srinivas, 3. Anantapuram – Shri Y. Madhusudhan Reddy, 4. Anantapuram City – Shri Shaik Imam Vali, 5. Annamayya (Rajampet) – Shri Gajula Bhasker, 6. Bapatla – Shri Amanchi Krishna Mohan, 7. Chittoor – Shri Deyyala Ramesh Babu, 8. Chittoor City – Shri G. Tika Ram, 9. Dr. Ambedkar Konaseema – Shri Kothuri Srinivas, 10. East Godavari (Rajahmundry) – Shri Boda Lakshmi Venkata Prasanna, 11. Eluru – Shri Rajanala Rammohan Rao, 12. Eluru City – Shri P. Bala Venkata Subrahmaniam, 13. Guntur – Shri Sudheer Babu Yennam, 14. Guntur City – Shri Shaik Mohd. Ifthikar Ahamed (Khaleel), 15. Kadapa City – Shri Syed Ghouse Peer, 16. Kakinada – Shri Madepalli Satyananda Rao, 17. Kakinada City – Shri Chekka Nooka Raju, 18. Krishna (Machilipattinam) – Shri Ande Sriram Murthy, 19. Kurnool – Shri Kranti Naidu, 20. Kurnool City – Shri S. Jilani, 21. Machilipatinam City – Shri Abdul Mateen, 22. Manyam – Shri Vangala Dali Naidu, 23. Nandyal – Dr. Garlapati Maddulety Swamy, 24. Nellore City – Shri Shaik Allahabakash, 25. NTR (Vijayawada) – Shri Borra Kiran, 26.Ongole City – Shri Devireddy Adinarayana, 27. Palnadu (Narasaraopet) – Shri Alexander Sudhakar, 28. Prakasam (Ongole) – Shri Shaik Saieedah, 29. Rajahmundry City – Shri B. Muralidhar, 30. SPS Nellore – Shri Narapareddy Kiran Kumar Reddy, 31. Sri Satya Sai (Hindupur) – Shri K.S. Shanwaz, 32. Srikakulam – Shri SanapalaAnnaji Rao, 33. Srikakulam City – Shri Rella Suresh, 34. Tirupati – Shri Balaguravam Babu, 35. Tirupati City – Shri Gowdaperu Chitti Babu, 36. Vijayawada City – Shri Narahari Setti Narasimha Rao, 37. Visakhapatnam – Shri Addala Venkata Varma Raju, 38. Vizianagaram – Shri Maripi Vidya Sagar, 39. Vizianagaram City – Shri Sanamuneti Srinivasa Rao, 40. West Godavari (Narasapuram) – Shri Ankem Seetharam, 41. YSR Kadapa – Smt. Vijaya Jyothi.

Constitution of the Screening Committees for the forthcoming Assembly Elections

According to the Press Release on January 3, 2026, by Hon’ble Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge has constituted the Screening Committees for the forthcoming Assembly Elections in Kerala, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, and West Bengal, as enclosed, with immediate effect. Screening Committees Kerala Chairperson: Shri Madhusudan Mistry. Members: Dr. Syed Naseer Hussain, Shri Neeraj Dangi, Shri Abhishek Dutt. Assam Chairperson: Smt. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Members: Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Shri Imran Masood, Dr. Sirivella Prasad. Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Chairperson: Shri T.S. Singh Deo. Members: Smt. Yashomati Thakur, Shri G.C. Chandrashekhar, Shri Anil Kumar Yadav. West Bengal Chairperson: Shri B.K. Hariprasad. Members: Dr. Mohd. Jawed, Smt. Mamta Devi, Shri B.P. Singh. (The General Secretaries/In-charges, PCC Presidents, CLP Leaders, and AICC Secretaries attached to the General Secretaries/In-charges shall be the ex-officio members of the Screening Committees of their respective States.)

Appointment of the Chairperson, SC Department, Telangana PCC

According to the Press Release on January 6, 2026, by Hon’ble Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for the appointment of Dr. Kavvampally Satyanarayana as the Chairperson of SC Department, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee, with immediate effect.

Appointment of AICC Senior Observers for the forthcoming Assembly Elections

According to the Press Release on January 7, 2026, by Hon’ble Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge has appointed the following leaders as AICC Senior Observers for the forthcoming Assembly Elections in the respective States, with immediate effect. Assam: Shri Bhupesh Baghel, Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Shri Bandhu Tirkey. Kerala: Shri Sachin Pilot, Shri K.J. George, Shri Imran Pratapgarhi, Shri Kanhaiya Kumar. Tamil Nadu & Puducherry: Shri Mukul Wasnik, Shri Uttam Kumar Reddy, Shri Qazi Mohd. Nizamuddin. West Bengal: Shri Sudip Roy Barman, Shri Shakeel Ahmad Khan, Shri Prakash Joshi.

Appointment of Presidents of the DCCs of Tamil Nadu

According to the Press Release on January 18, 2026, by Hon’ble Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for the appointment of Presidents of the District Congress Committees of Tamil Nadu, as enclosed, with immediate effect. These appointments are made as part of the Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan. Under this initiative, AICC Observers assigned to each district conducted detailed reviews, engaged with Party functionaries and other stakeholders, and submitted their comprehensive reports. Following the submission of these reports, one-to-one discussions were held with each Observer, as well as with senior leaders. 1. Ariyalur – Smt. K. Mariyammal, 2. Avadi Corporation – Shri A. Abdul Hameed, 3. Central Chennai East – Shri Karate R. Selvam, 4. Central Chennai West – Shri M.M.D.A.K. Gopi, 5. North Chennai East – Smt. Madharamma Kanni, 6. North Chennai West – Shri J. Dilli Babu, 7. South Chennai Central – Shri A. Jothiponnambalam, 8. South Chennai East – Shri D. Vijay Sekar, 9. South Chennai West – Shri K.V. Thilagar, 10. Chengalpattu North – Shri R.S. Senthil Kumar, 11. Chengalpattu South – Shri J.P. Prabu, 12. Cuddalore Central – Shri J. Rangamani, 13. Cuddalore South – Shri Sidharthan J.K., 14. Cuddalore West – Smt. S. Lavanya, 15. Dharmapuri – Shri Govi Chitrarasu, 16. Dindugal Corporation – Shri Durai Manikandan, 17. Dindugal East – Shri V. Balasubramanian, 18. Dindugal West – Shri C. Saminathan, 19. Erode Corporation – Shri B. Rajesh, 20. Erode North – Shri B. Udayakumaran, 21. Erode South – Shri K.P. Muthu Kumar, 22. Kallakurichi – Shri M. Edhayathulla, 23. Kanchipuram – Shri S.A. Arul Raj, 24. Karur – Shri N. Ramesh, 25. Krishnagiri East – Shri M.C. Raghu, 26. Krishnagiri West – Shri Harish Babu S., 27. Madurai Corporation – Shri Bo. Nallamani, 28. Madurai North – Shri A. Noor Mohd., 29. Madurai South – Shri U. Ulaganathan, 30. Mayiladuthurai – Shri S. Bhanusekar, 31. Nagapattinam – Shri P.V.R. Vivek, 32. Namakkal East – Dr. P.V. Senthil, 33. Namakkal West – Shri Satish Kumar D., 34. Nilgiris – Shri D. Nagaraj, 35. Perambalur – Shri C. Rajendiran, 36. Pudukottai North – Shri DD Benet Anthony Raj, 37. Pudukottai South – Shri S. Manikandan, 38. Ramnathapuram – Shri Rajaram Pandiyan, 39. Ranipet – Shri K. Naresh Kumar, 40. Salem Corporation – Smt. Saradha Devi Manickam, 41. Salem East – Shri R.K. Devendhran, 42. Salem West – Shri M. Rathinavel, 43. Sivagangai – Shri A.C. SanchaiGandhi, 44. Tenkasi – Shri S. Selvaraj, 45. Tanjavur Corporation – Shri M. Mahendran, 46. Thanjavur North – Shri T. Kumaran, 47. Thanjavur South – Shri K. Mahendran, 48. Theni – Shri Gopinath. A., 49. Thiruvallur North – Shri R. Sasikumar, 50. Thiruvallur South – Shri Kaangai Kumar, 51. Thiruvannamalai North – Shri J. Ponnaiyan, 52. Thiruvannamalai South – Shri K. Gunasekaran, 53. Thoothukudi Corporation – Shri S.M. Sahayaraj, 54. Thoothukudi North – Shri Perumal Samy, 55. Thoothukudi South – Shri S. Amirtharaj, 56. Tirunelveli Corporation – Shri M. Rameswaran, 57. Tirunelveli East – Shri V.P. Durai, 58. Tirupattur – Shri J. Vijay Elanchezian, 59. Tiruppur Corporation – Shri Gopalsamy P., 60. Tiruppur North – Shri D. Selvakumar, 61. Tiruppur South – Shri P. Kittusamy, 62. Tiruvarur – Shri N. Asokan, 63. Trichy Corporation – Shri L. Rex, 64. Trichy North – Shri E.M. Seravanan, 65. Trichy South – Shri R. Rajalingam, 66. Vellore Central – Shri G. Suresh Kumar, 67. Vellore Corporation – Shri M. Wahid Basha, 68. Villupuram Central – Shri C. Siva, 69. Villupuram North – Shri Ranga Bhupathi, 70. Virudhunagar East – Shri M. Krishnamoorthy, 71. Virudhunagar West – Shri V. Rajmohan.

Appointment of AICC Observers, as part of the Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan for the selection of DCC Presidents

According to the Press Release on January 24, 2026, by Hon’ble Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for the appointment of AICC Observers, as enclosed, as part of the Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan in the following states for the selection of DCC Presidents, with immediate effect. 1. Bihar 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Goa 4. Nagaland 5. Manipur 6. Meghalaya Each observer will be deputed to one district, along with PCC Observers to complete the process. Bihar:Shri Bhajanlal Jatav, Shri Ashok Singh, Shri Rajesh Thakur, Shri Arun Yadav, Shri Satyanarayan Patel, Smt. Amba Prasad, Shri Nilanshu Chaturvedi, Shri Nilesh Patel (Lala Patel), Shri Rannvijay Singh Lochav, Shri Rajesh Kacchap, Shri Vinod Sultanpuri, Shri Malendra Rajan, Shri Aftab Ahmed, Shri Maman Khan, Ms. Shweta Singh, Shri Himmat Singh Patel, Shri Rao Dan Singh, Shri Sanjay Kapoor, Smt. Sangeeta Beniwal, Dr. Ragini Nayak, Shri Jaishankar Pathak, Shri Debasis Patnaik, Shri Abdul Hannan, Shri Maqsood Khan, Shri Manas Chaduhary, Smt. Shamina Shafiq, Smt. Neetu Verma, Shri Yogesh Dikshit, Shri Akhilesh Shukla. Uttar Pradesh: Dr. Amee Yajnik, Shri Kuldeep Indora, Smt. Sanjana Jatav, Shri Shyamkumar Barwe, Shri Mohan Markam, Shri Subhash Chopra, Shri Anil Chaudhary, Shri Salim Ahmed, Shri Raghu Sharma, Shri Kuljit Singh Nagra, Shri Sanjay Dutt, Shri B.M. Sandeep, Shri Chandan Yadav, Ms. Szarita Laitphlang, Shri Chetan Chauhan, Smt. Punam Paswan, Shri Ramkishan Ojha, Shri Manoj Yadav, Shri BV Srinivas, Dr. Anjali Nimbalkar, Shri Ganesh Yadav, Shri Rutvik Makwana, Smt. Rehana Rayaz Chisti, Ms. Hina Kaware, Shri Vijay Jangid, Shri Nitin Kumbalkar, Shri Murari Lal Meena, Shri Amrut Thakor, Shri Rana Gurjeet, Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya, Shri Hemant Ogale, Shri Anant Patel, Shri Raghvendra Kumar Singh, Shri Kewal Singh Pathania, Shri Vikas Thakre, Shri Kuldeep Vats, Shri Lakhpat Butola, Shri Manoj Tiwari, Shri Ivan D’Souza, Capt. Praveen Davar, Shri C.P. Mittal, Shri Sarat Raut, Shri Virendra Rathore, Shri P.C. Sharma, Shri Rajpal Kharola, Shri Amit Vij, Shri J.R. Lobo, Shri Bimal Shah, Shri Sukhendra Singh Banna, Smt. Jyoti Rautela, Smt. Sarika Singh, Shri Yogesh HC, Shri Mansinh Dodiya, Shri Kumar Ashish, Shri Manmohan Katoch, Shri Ali Mehandi, Shri Sitaram Lamba, Shri Bhaiya Pawar, Shri R.C. Chaudhary, Dr. Naresh Kumar, Shri Pawan Godara, Shri Shakir Sanadi, Smt. Saumya Reddy, Shri Jayendra Ramola, Shri Anant Dhaiya, Shri Gunjan Patel, Shri Kamal Kant Sharma, Shri Keshar Kumar, Shri Deepak Mishra, Shri Sanjeev Singh, Shri Rohtas Basoya, Shri Jaswant Gurjar, Shri Pramod Sehwag, Shri Vivek Katara, Ms. Sanjeeta Sihag. Goa: Dr. N. Raghuveera Reddy, Shri Vijay Inder Singla, Ms. Shobha Oza. Meghalaya: Shri Bharatsinh Solanki, Shri Ashok Tanwar, Smt. Subhashini Yadav, Shri Nadeem Javed, Shir Sachin Naik, Shri Biswaranjan Mohanty, Shri Bellaiah Naik, Shri Manish Yadav, Smt. Tilotama Loitongbam, Shri Amir Hussain Khutheibam. Manipur: Shri Jagdish Thakor, Shri Ajay Kumar Lallu, Shri G. Rudra Raju, Shri H.S. Lucky, Shri Prafulla Vinodrao Gudadhe, Dr. Palak Verma, Shri Rafeek Khan, Shri Azmatullah Hussaini, Shri Harkala Venugopal Rao. Nagaland: Shri Lalji Desai, Dr. Vijay Lakshmi Sadho, Shri Victor Keishing, Shri Shaik Mastan Wali, Shri Indravijaysinh Gohil, Shri Umesh Patel, Shri Balmoori Venkat, Shri KBR Naidu, Ms. Kim Haokip.

Appointment of Chairpersons, OBC Department and Adivasi Congress, Gujarat PCC

According to the Press Release on January 24, 2026, by Hon’ble Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for the appointment of Chairpersons of OBC Department and Adivasi Congress of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee, as follows, with immediate effect. 1. OBC Department – Dr. Mahesh Kalyanjibhai Rajput 2. Adivasi Congress – Shri Rajendrakumar Kantilal Parghi

Appointment of Chairman and Conveners for the OBC Department, Telangana PCC

According to the Press Release on January 27, 2026, by Hon’ble Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposalfor the appointment of Chairman and Conveners for the OBC Department of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee, as follows, with immediate effect. Chairman: Shri K. Shankaraiah. Conveners: Dr. Kethoori Venkatesh, Dr. Juluru Dhanalaxmi. Appointment of the Chairman, Minority Department, Goa PCC According to the Press Release on January 28, 2026, by Hon’ble Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for the appointment of Shri Wasim Khan as the Chairman of the Minority Department of the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee, with immediate effect.

Appointment of the Presidents, DCCs in Rajasthan and Punjab, under Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan

According to the Press Release on January 29, 2026, by Hon’ble Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for the appointment of the Presidents of the following District Congress Committees in Rajasthan and Punjab, under Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan, with immediate effect. Rajasthan: 1. Pratapgarh – Shri Digvijay Singh Purawat, 2. Jaipur Urban – Shri Sunil Sharma, 3. Jhalawar – Shri Virender Singh Gurjar, 4. Baran – Shri Hansraj Meena. Punjab: 1. Mansa – Shri Kulwant Rai Singla, 2. Malerkotla – Ms. Nishat Akhtar.