Uttar Pradesh: Senior Congress leader Madan Mohan Jha has been appointed as the new president of the Bihar Congress Committee. He is currently a member of Bihar Legislative Council. 

Party leader Kaukab Quadri who has been working state Congress president, would continue to be on his post.

Senior party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh has been appointed as chairman of the party’s state campaign committee.

Apart from this, 19 leaders, including senior leaders like Shakeel Ahmed, Sadanand Singh, Anil Sharma, Meira Kumar and Nikhil Kumar have been made members of the State Advisory Committee.