 "Search on for Cong gen sec for Punjab")
Another new All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary is needed to look after six northeastern states, a post lying vacant after V Narayansamy became the Chief Minister of Puducherry.
At present party general secretary C P Joshi is looking after northeastern states as an additional charge. Joshi is in-charge of Bihar and West Bengal.
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Nath had relinquished the charge of Punjab as the ghost of anti-Sikh riots came back to haunt him, with his political rivals stepping up attack on the party over the appointment. Nath, as also the Congress, had refuted the allegations of his role in the incidents.
In Punjab, where the Congress has been out of power for nearly a decade now, it is looking for a leader not only with experience but also a deeper understanding of the state politics and senior enough to work with Capt Amarinder Singh, the face of the party in the polls.
Search is also on for four Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) Chiefs including those for Bihar and Assam. The Congress high command has to find a new PCC Chief for Tamil Nadu with incumbent E V K S Elangovan tendering his resignation following poor show of the party in the recent Assembly polls.
The talk in the AICC is that Uttar Pradesh could have a new PCC chief, but incumbent Nirmal Khatri has denied reports.
With Gurudas Kamat resuming charge as a Congress general secretary looking after Gujarat and Rajasthan, the party no longer has to search for another leader to handle these states. Earlier this month, Kamat had announced his decision to quit active politics for personal reasons.
In Bihar, PCC chief Ashok Choudhary has now become a minister in the state cabinet and therefore will be replaced under the one man-one post rule.
In Assam, party chief Anjan Dutta died recently after being unwell for a long time.