List of state presidents of the Indian National Congress

The state president of the Indian National Congress is the state-level highest command of the Indian National Congress (INC), responsible for leading in political campaigns at state level.^[1] State presidents shoulder a diverse array of roles and responsibilities integral to the effective functioning of the party at the state-level. Also known as the leader of the state and union territory party, a state president is chosen by the party president.

Being the higher decision-making body, state presidents actively contribute to the formulation of state-level policies, representing the party's stance on relevant issues and engaging in the development and implementation of election strategies during state elections.^[2] In addition, a state president is tasked with overseeing the organizational structure of the Pradesh Congress Committee, including the appointment and coordination of leaders at various levels, such as the district committee, block committee, and each panchayat development block or panchayat samiti.^[1] Serving as a spokesperson for the party in the state, they communicate the party's positions to the media and keep party members informed about policies and decisions. State presidents also play a pivotal role in building and maintaining the party's membership, reaching out to diverse sections of society and addressing their concerns to advance the party's agenda.^[3]

Conflict resolution within the party, fundraising activities, and the establishment of political alliances with other parties at the state level are also within the purview of the state president.^[4] They act as representatives of the Pradesh Congress Committee in interactions with the central leadership of the Indian National Congress, providing feedback and information about the state's political landscape and challenges.^[1] As of 2023^[update], the INC has appointed states and union territories presidents for all states and union territories in India.

Presidents

State

State presidents
State	Name^[5]	Took office	Appointed by	Ref.
Andhra Pradesh	Y. S. Sharmila	16 January 2024 (1 year, 15 days)	Mallikarjun Kharge	^[6]
Arunachal Pradesh	Nabam Tuki	6 August 2022 (2 years, 178 days)	Sonia Gandhi	^[7]
Assam	Bhupen Kumar Borah	24 July 2021 (3 years, 191 days)	Sonia Gandhi	^[8]
Bihar	Akhilesh Prasad Singh	6 December 2022 (2 years, 56 days)	Mallikarjun Kharge	^[9]
Chhattisgarh	Deepak Baij	12 July 2023 (1 year, 203 days)	Mallikarjun Kharge	^[10]
Goa	Amit Patkar	30 March 2022 (2 years, 307 days)	Sonia Gandhi	^[11]
Gujarat	Shaktisinh Gohil	9 June 2023 (1 year, 236 days)	Mallikarjun Kharge	^[12]
Haryana	Udai Bhan	27 April 2022 (2 years, 279 days)	Sonia Gandhi	^[13]
Himachal Pradesh	Pratibha Singh	26 April 2022 (2 years, 280 days)		^[14]
Jharkhand	Keshav Mahto Kamlesh	16 August 2024 (168 days)		^[15]
Karnataka	D. K. Shivakumar	11 March 2020 (4 years, 326 days)		^[16]
Kerala	K. Sudhakaran	16 June 2021 (3 years, 229 days)		^[17]
Madhya Pradesh	Jitu Patwari	20 December 2023 (1 year, 42 days)	Mallikarjun Kharge	^[18]
Maharashtra	Nana Patole	5 February 2021 (3 years, 361 days)	Sonia Gandhi	^[19]
Manipur	Keisham Meghachandra Singh	30 March 2022 (2 years, 307 days)		^[20]
Meghalaya	Vincent Pala	25 August 2021 (3 years, 159 days)		^[21]
Mizoram	Pu Lal Thanzara	21 February 2024 (345 days)	Elected	^[22]
Nagaland	S. Supongmeren Jamir	3 September 2023 (1 year, 306 days)	Mallikarjun Kharge	^[23]
Odisha	Sarat Pattanayak	23 May 2022 (2 years, 253 days)	Sonia Gandhi	^[24]
Punjab	Amrinder Singh Raja Warring	9 April 2022 (2 years, 297 days)		^[25]
Rajasthan	Govind Singh Dotasra	14 July 2020 (4 years, 201 days)		^[13]
Sikkim	Gopal Chhettri	22 September 2023 (1 year, 131 days)		^[26]
Tamil Nadu	K. Selvaperunthagai	18 February 2024 (348 days)	Mallikarjun Kharge	^[27]
Telangana	Anumula Revanth Reddy	26 June 2021 (3 years, 219 days)	Sonia Gandhi	^[28]
Tripura	Ashish Kumar Saha	18 June 2023 (1 year, 227 days)	Mallikarjun Kharge	^[29]
Uttar Pradesh	Ajay Rai	17 August 2023 (1 year, 167 days)	Mallikarjun Kharge	^[30]
Uttarakhand	Karan Mahara	10 April 2022 (2 years, 296 days)	Sonia Gandhi	^[31]
West Bengal	Subhankar Sarkar	21 September 2024 (132 days)	Mallikarjun Kharge	^[32]

Union Territory

Union Territories Presidents
UT.	Name	Took office	Appointed by	Ref.
Andaman and Nicobar	Ranglal Halder	6 August 2021 (3 years, 178 days)	Sonia Gandhi	^[33]
Chandigarh	Harmohinder Singh	12 June 2022 (2 years, 233 days)		^[34]
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu	Mahesh Sharma	N/A^[a]		^[35]
Delhi	Devender Yadav	1 May 2024 (275 days)	Sonia Gandhi	^[36]
Jammu and Kashmir	Vikar Rasool Wani	16 August 2022 (2 years, 168 days)	Sonia Gandhi	^[37]
Ladakh	Nawang Rigzin Jora	31 January 2021 (4 years, 0 days)		^[38]
Lakshadweep	Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed	N/A^[a]		^[39]
Puducherry	V. Vaithilingam	9 June 2023 (1 year, 236 days)	Mallikarjun Kharge	^[40]

Regional

Regional Presidents
UT.	Name	Portrait	Took office	Appointed by	Ref.
Mumbai	Varsha Gaikwad		9 June 2023 (1 year, 236 days)	Mallikarjun Kharge	^[41]

Notes

^ ^a ^b The appointment date is not available at this time.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Constitution & Rules of the Indian National Congress" (PDF). Indian National Congress. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ Ghosh, Saptaparno (14 March 2022). "Explained: The Congress party's internal administration". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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^ "Former Arunachal Chief Minister Nabam Tuki Appointed Chairman Of Congress' North East Coordination Panel". Outlook India. Rajan Raheja Group. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
^ Agarwala, Tora (24 July 2021). "Bhupen Borah named new president of Congress' Assam unit". Indian Express. Indian Express Group. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
^ "G-23 member and Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Singh appointed Bihar Congress chief". India Today. India Today Group. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "Mohan Markam made Chhattisgarh Congress chief". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
^ "Amit Patkar appointed as Goa Congress chief". PTI. The Print. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ Nair, Preetha (10 June 2023). "New Cong chief in Guj, Puducherry; more reshuffle in party on the cards". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Congress Appoints New In-Charges For Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Haryana". Press Trust of India. NDTV. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ Sharma, Ashwani (2 November 2022). "'Congress Is Surely Going To Form Next Government': Himachal Pradesh Congress President Pratibha Singh". Outlook. Outlook Publishing (India). Rajan Raheja Group. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ Ray, Dhritiman (17 August 2024). "Ex-MLA Keshav Mahto Kamlesh is new JPCC prez". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ "D.K. Shivakumar is new KPCC president". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "KPCC President". Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ "Jitu Patwari replaces Kamal Nath as Madhya Pradesh Congress chief".
^ Marpakwar, Prafulla (18 September 2022). "Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee meet to elect its new president on Monday". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ Salle K S, Vangamla (30 March 2022). "K Meghachandra Singh appointed Manipur Congress chief". East Mojo. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "Meghalaya Cong welcomes new party president". The Times of India. The Times Group. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "Lal Thanzara Elected as Mizoram PCC President". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "Khriedi Theunuo appointed as president Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee". India Today. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ Mohapatra, Debabrata (24 May 2022). "Sarat Pattanayak is new chief of Odisha Congress". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ "Congress appoints new chief for Punjab". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "Congress appoints Gopal Chettri as president of its Sikkim unit". Money Control. Network 18 Group. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ "Tamil Nadu Congress Committee starts drive to strengthen its base in T.N." The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ Reddy, Ravikanth (26 November 2022). "BJP is a bubble in Telangana, says Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "Asish Saha appointed as Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee president". PTI. Economic Times. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ "Congress rejigs Uttar Pradesh unit, appoints Brijlal Khabri as party's state chief". The Indian Express. Express Group. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "Congress appoints Karan Mahara as Uttarakhand unit president". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "Congress appoints Subhankar Sarkar as president of West Bengal unit". Times of India. The Times Group. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
^ "Congress Leaders In Andaman And Nicobar Islands Protest Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification From Lok Sabha". Outlook. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ "Harmohinder Lucky named Chandigarh Congress chief". The Tribune (Chandigarh). Tribune Trust. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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^ "Vikar Rasool Wani Appointed as New J&K Congress Party President. Gulam Nabi Azad to head CampaignPolitical & Coordination Committee of J&K". Daily Excelsior. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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^ "Lakshadweep PCC". Indian National Congress.
^ Dominique, Bosco (9 June 2023). "Lok Sabha MP V Vaithilingam appointed as president of Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
^ Bose, Mrityunjay (14 December 2023). "Need policy to limit number of vehicles in Mumbai, says Congress MLA Varsha Gaikwad". Deccan Herald. The Printers. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

External links

PCC website

[appointment_date-35] The appointment date is not available at this time.

[PCC_Chief-1] "Constitution & Rules of the Indian National Congress" (PDF). Indian National Congress. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

[StateRoles-2] Ghosh, Saptaparno (14 March 2022). "Explained: The Congress party's internal administration". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

[Key-3] "Explained: How the Congress's internal administration functions". Deccan Herald. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

[IE_State_President-4] G, Manoj C (14 March 2022). "Everyday Politics: What is the CWC, and what role does it play in the Congress?". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 July 2024.

[PCC_Presidents-5] "Congress Party PCC Presidents". Indian National Congress. Retrieved 25 July 2024.

[APCC-6] "The party also appointed four working presidents of the State unit — Mastan Vali, Janga Goutham, Padmasree Sunkara and P. Rakesh Reddy". PTI. The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

[APCongress-7] "Former Arunachal Chief Minister Nabam Tuki Appointed Chairman Of Congress' North East Coordination Panel". Outlook India. Rajan Raheja Group. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

[Assam_Congress_President-8] Agarwala, Tora (24 July 2021). "Bhupen Borah named new president of Congress' Assam unit". Indian Express. Indian Express Group. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

[Bihar_PCC-9] "G-23 member and Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Singh appointed Bihar Congress chief". India Today. India Today Group. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[CH_Congress_Chief-10] "Mohan Markam made Chhattisgarh Congress chief". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

[Goa_PCC-11] "Amit Patkar appointed as Goa Congress chief". PTI. The Print. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[Gujarat_PCC-12] Nair, Preetha (10 June 2023). "New Cong chief in Guj, Puducherry; more reshuffle in party on the cards". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[State_PCC-13] "Congress Appoints New In-Charges For Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Haryana". Press Trust of India. NDTV. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[HP_PCC-14] Sharma, Ashwani (2 November 2022). "'Congress Is Surely Going To Form Next Government': Himachal Pradesh Congress President Pratibha Singh". Outlook. Outlook Publishing (India). Rajan Raheja Group. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[Jharkhand_PCC-15] Ray, Dhritiman (17 August 2024). "Ex-MLA Keshav Mahto Kamlesh is new JPCC prez". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

[Karnataka_PCC-16] "D.K. Shivakumar is new KPCC president". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[17] "KPCC President". Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[MP_PCC-18] "Jitu Patwari replaces Kamal Nath as Madhya Pradesh Congress chief".

[MH_PCC-19] Marpakwar, Prafulla (18 September 2022). "Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee meet to elect its new president on Monday". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[Manipur_PCC-20] Salle K S, Vangamla (30 March 2022). "K Meghachandra Singh appointed Manipur Congress chief". East Mojo. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[Meghalaya_PCC-21] "Meghalaya Cong welcomes new party president". The Times of India. The Times Group. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[Mizo_PCC-22] "Lal Thanzara Elected as Mizoram PCC President". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[Nagaland_PCC-23] "Khriedi Theunuo appointed as president Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee". India Today. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[Odisha_PCC-24] Mohapatra, Debabrata (24 May 2022). "Sarat Pattanayak is new chief of Odisha Congress". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[Punjab_PCC-25] "Congress appoints new chief for Punjab". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[Sikkim_PCC-26] "Congress appoints Gopal Chettri as president of its Sikkim unit". Money Control. Network 18 Group. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[TN_PCC-27] "Tamil Nadu Congress Committee starts drive to strengthen its base in T.N." The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[Telangana_PCC-28] Reddy, Ravikanth (26 November 2022). "BJP is a bubble in Telangana, says Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[Tripura_PCC-29] "Asish Saha appointed as Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee president". PTI. Economic Times. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[UP_PCC-30] "Congress rejigs Uttar Pradesh unit, appoints Brijlal Khabri as party's state chief". The Indian Express. Express Group. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[UK_PCC-31] "Congress appoints Karan Mahara as Uttarakhand unit president". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[WB_PCC-32] "Congress appoints Subhankar Sarkar as president of West Bengal unit". Times of India. The Times Group. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.

[A&N_PCC-33] "Congress Leaders In Andaman And Nicobar Islands Protest Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification From Lok Sabha". Outlook. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[ChndigarhPCC-34] "Harmohinder Lucky named Chandigarh Congress chief". The Tribune (Chandigarh). Tribune Trust. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

[DNH_PCC-36] "Party representative INC" (PDF). Collectorate UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

[Delhi_PCC-37] "Arvinder Singh Lovely back as Delhi Congress chief". Economic Times. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[J&KPCC-38] "Vikar Rasool Wani Appointed as New J&K Congress Party President. Gulam Nabi Azad to head CampaignPolitical & Coordination Committee of J&K". Daily Excelsior. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

[39] "Rigzin Jora appointed as President of Ladakh Territorial Congress Committee". Business Standard India. 1 February 2020 – via Business Standard.

[Lakshadweep_PCC-40] "Lakshadweep PCC". Indian National Congress.

[Puducherry_PCC-41] Dominique, Bosco (9 June 2023). "Lok Sabha MP V Vaithilingam appointed as president of Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

[Varsha-42] Bose, Mrityunjay (14 December 2023). "Need policy to limit number of vehicles in Mumbai, says Congress MLA Varsha Gaikwad". Deccan Herald. The Printers. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

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