AICC could announce new MP Congress chief soon

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Congress could get its new chief within the next 48 hours. After two days of discussions between central leadership and Congress stalwarts from the state, names of a few candidates have emerged who are being considered for the post. Chief minister Kamal Nath has been in New Delhi since Saturday evening and is expected to return here on Tuesday.
“Announcement of the new Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president could be within a day or two,” a senior Congress leader said.
Presently, chief minister Kamal Nath holds dual responsibility of state Congress president while also heading the government. Before leaving for New Delhi, the chief minister had said, “There is going to be a new state PCC chief. The party will have to fight the BJP’s election machinery and for that the Congress will have to construct its own organization. We have to build our organization in a new perspective.”
Kamal Nath met AICC president Rahul Gandhi on Monday at the meeting of Congress chief ministers held in New Delhi. Sources said that a meeting for selection of new PCC president was also held on Sunday and names of several leaders including few ministers was discussed.