The suspense is going to end in the Himachal Pradesh Congress Party for a long time with the post of president. The party high command has indicated that the new state president will be declared before October 15. Organizational activities in the state and Delhi have intensified after Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu returned from London tour. According to sources, the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister will go to Delhi after October 3 and hold a meeting with the top leadership and the final seal will be held on the post of president.
Organization strengthened before panchayat elections
In view of the panchayat elections to be held in December, the high command wants to fill new energy in the state Congress. Along with the deployment of the new president, the state executive, district president and block presidents will also be appointed. After this, the executive will also be formed at the district and block level. The party wants to enter the panchayat elections with the new structure of the organization.
Announcement possible before unveiling the statue of Virbhadra Singh
Former Chief Minister Late at Shimla Ridge ground on 13 October. The statue of Virbhadra Singh is to be unveiled. The event will be attended by several big leaders including National President Mallikarjun Kharge and General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Sources say that the Congress high command wants to announce the state president and executive before this important occasion.
Executive is dissolved since November 2024
The current situation of the party can be gauged from the fact that in November 2024, National President Kharge dissolved the state, district and block executives. Since then, only state president Pratibha Singh is operating the organization. Many times the state leaders have been demanding the formation of the organization, but now this process is likely to be completed before the panchayat elections.
Who are in the race?
Many contenders have emerged for the post of State Congress President. Education Minister Rohit Thakur has publicly shown interest in this post and has also offered to leave the post of minister under the principle “One post one person”. Apart from him, the names of former presidents Kuldeep Rathore, Vinay Kumar, Vinod Sultanpuri, Ashish Butel, Sanjay Awasthi and Suresh Kumar are also in discussion. It is being told that Vinay Kumar had recently met the national president of the party.
Chief Minister’s opinion is important
Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu’s opinion is considered to be the most important in the appointment of the state president. Sukhu has already publicly stated that all the workers are equal for him and whoever the high command will give responsibility, he will support him. While getting a new president in Himachal Congress, where the organization will get a new direction, the strategy will be clear from which strategy the party will enter the panchayat elections.