Congress Appoints Senior Leader Awadhesh Nayak as Madhya Pradesh State General Secretary

After the victory in the Datia assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress has given the first major political message at the organizational level. The party has appointed senior Datia leader Awadhesh Nayak as the general secretary of the state Congress, indicating that now the strategy for the 2028 assembly election will be prepared keeping the organization in mind. This appointment is being seen in the political corridors not only as an organizational decision, but also by linking it to the changing political equations of Datia and Gwalior-Chambal region. Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee President Jitu Patwari, with the consent of state in-charge Harish Chaudhary, issued the order of Awadhesh Nayak's appointment on Thursday. The order expects him to strengthen the organization across the state in line with the party's policies and organizational discipline. Awadhesh Nayak was among the strongest contenders for the Congress ticket in the Datia by-election of 2026. Although the party finally trusted Kunwar Ghanshyam Singh. Despite not getting the ticket, Awadhesh Nayak did not let the resentment go public and remained active throughout the election campaign.