<p>Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday appointed additional office-bearers in the party's Chhattisgarh unit, replacing four vice-presidents as well as three general secretaries.</p>.<p>The development came amid speculation over the possibility of a leadership change in Chhattisgarh where cabinet minister T S Singh Deo is vying for the chief minister post.</p>.<p>Arun Singhania, P R Khunte, Ambika Markam and Vani Rao were appointed vice-presidents in the Congress' state unit, replacing Girish Devangan, Atal Srivastava, Bhanu Pratap Singh and Padma Manhar, according to a party statement.</p>.<p>Vasudev Yadav, Amarjeet Chawla and Sumitra Dhritlahre were appointed general secretaries in place of Dwarika Prasad Yadav, Uttam Vasudev and Pankaj Sharma.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/after-punjab-fresh-trouble-for-congress-in-chhattisgarh-meghalaya-1036681.html" target="_blank">Read | After Punjab, fresh trouble for Congress in Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya</a></strong></p>.<p>Sushil Anand Shukla was appointed head of the communication department of the party's Chhattisgarh unit in place of Shailesh Nitin Trivedi.</p>.<p>Four new DCC chiefs were also appointed.</p>.<p>In another appointment, Congress named Neeraj Pandey the head of NSUI's Chhattisgarh unit, replacing Smash Sharma. Manjul Tripathi was named NSUI Madhya Pradesh unit chief, replacing Vipin Wankhede.</p>.<p>The party also announced its candidate for assembly bypolls -- Chalrosanga Ralte for Tuirial in Mizoram; Balmoori Venkat Narsingh Rao for Huzurabad in Telangana; and Nitendra Singh for Prithvipur in Madhya Pradesh.</p>.<p>The Congress also appointed K Abdul Jabbar as the chairman of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee' minority department. </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>
<p>Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday appointed additional office-bearers in the party's Chhattisgarh unit, replacing four vice-presidents as well as three general secretaries.</p>.<p>The development came amid speculation over the possibility of a leadership change in Chhattisgarh where cabinet minister T S Singh Deo is vying for the chief minister post.</p>.<p>Arun Singhania, P R Khunte, Ambika Markam and Vani Rao were appointed vice-presidents in the Congress' state unit, replacing Girish Devangan, Atal Srivastava, Bhanu Pratap Singh and Padma Manhar, according to a party statement.</p>.<p>Vasudev Yadav, Amarjeet Chawla and Sumitra Dhritlahre were appointed general secretaries in place of Dwarika Prasad Yadav, Uttam Vasudev and Pankaj Sharma.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/after-punjab-fresh-trouble-for-congress-in-chhattisgarh-meghalaya-1036681.html" target="_blank">Read | After Punjab, fresh trouble for Congress in Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya</a></strong></p>.<p>Sushil Anand Shukla was appointed head of the communication department of the party's Chhattisgarh unit in place of Shailesh Nitin Trivedi.</p>.<p>Four new DCC chiefs were also appointed.</p>.<p>In another appointment, Congress named Neeraj Pandey the head of NSUI's Chhattisgarh unit, replacing Smash Sharma. Manjul Tripathi was named NSUI Madhya Pradesh unit chief, replacing Vipin Wankhede.</p>.<p>The party also announced its candidate for assembly bypolls -- Chalrosanga Ralte for Tuirial in Mizoram; Balmoori Venkat Narsingh Rao for Huzurabad in Telangana; and Nitendra Singh for Prithvipur in Madhya Pradesh.</p>.<p>The Congress also appointed K Abdul Jabbar as the chairman of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee' minority department. </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>