Congress Appoints Sachin Pilot as In-Charge of Punjab, Bhupesh Baghel Takes Over Assam

The decision to make Sachin Pilot the in-charge of Punjab is seen as politically significant. The Congress in Punjab faces many challenges at the organisational level. The party has tried to activate and strengthen the organisation in the state by giving Pilot the responsibility. Pilot has earlier held the charge of Chhattisgarh. Now he has been given the command of Punjab. His role in the party's national organisation has become more important. The Congress has made former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel the in-charge of Assam. Senior Congress leader Jitendra Singh was earlier in charge of Assam. As part of this change in the organisation, the party has given this responsibility to Bhupesh Baghel. Baghel will have the challenge of strengthening the Congress organisation in Assam and giving momentum to the party's political activities. Senior Congress leader from Rajasthan Jitendra Singh was in charge of Assam for a long time. In the latest organisational reshuffle of the Congress, he has been removed from this charge. Bhupesh Singh Baghel is in charge of Assam and Surjewala is in charge of the new states.