Guwahati: Lok Sabha MP and Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Gaurav Gogoi, was on Monday appointed president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC).
In a statement, AICC general secretary KC Venugopal confirmed that the Congress president had appointed Gaurav Gogoi as the chief of Assam Congress.
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The AICC also appointed three new working presidents: Jakir Hussain Sikdar, Roselina Tirkey, and Pradip Sarkar.
In a further move to bolster the party’s poll preparedness for the Assam Assembly elections, the AICC also appointed chairpersons for different committees:
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Campaign Committee: Bhupen Kumar Borah
Coordination Committee: Debabrata Saikia
Manifesto Committee: Pradyut Bordoloi
Publicity Committee: Rakibul Hussain
Gaurav Gogoi, son of former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, is a seasoned politician. He’s served three as a Member of Parliament for Kaliabor and successfully contested and won the Jorhat seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Gogoi has been a significant figure for the Congress in the Northeast and a vocal critic of the BJP-led governments at both the state and central levels.