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Congress announces Aradhana Misra Mona as UP chief ahead of polls, Imran Masood named working president

  • On Friday, the Congress appointed Aradhana Misra Mona as the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president, naming MP Imran Masood as working president with immediate effect.
  • Mona replaces Ajay Rai, who served as state unit president since August 2023 and challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi in three consecutive Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi, including 2019 and 2024.
  • The party also named Chaudhary Virendra Singh as the Leader of the Congress Legislature Party in Uttar Pradesh. Devinder Nishad and Alok Prasad were appointed as Senior Vice Presidents.
  • These leadership changes are part of a broader organizational restructuring ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. The party aims to refine its strategy for the upcoming state polls.
  • The party previously appointed Rajendra Pal Gautam as general secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh in July. Kunwar Singh Nishad became chairman of the Media and Publicity Department last month.
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Indian Express broke the news in Noida, India on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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