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- The Congress has carried out a major organisational reshuffle, replacing Bhupesh Baghel with Sachin Pilot as the party's in-charge for Punjab and assigning Baghel to Assam.
- The move comes amid months of infighting in the Punjab unit between factions loyal to former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and state president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, which had led to protests and even scuffles.
- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also changed in-charges for other states, including Randeep Singh Surjewala for Gujarat with additional charge of Karnataka, Sukhdev Bhagat for Chhattisgarh, Dr.
- Siriwellla Prasad for Maharashtra, and P.V.
- Mohan for Andhra Pradesh.
- All appointments took effect immediately with the party chief's approval.
What to watch next
- Whether Pilot can calm the Channi-Warring factional feud in Punjab Congress
- Further changes possible in the Punjab unit before the Assembly elections, as per party sources
- How the Channi camp, which had raised 'Baghel go back' slogans, responds to the new in-charge
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Named India · Amrinder Singh Raja Warring · Bhupesh Baghel · Charanjit Singh Channi · Indian National Congress · KC Venugopal · Mallikarjun Kharge · Mukul Wasnik · P.V. Mohan · Randeep Singh Surjewala · Sachin Pilot · Sirivella Prasad · Sukhdev Bhagat
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