Overlooking the directives of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, several sitting MlAs of the party have been included in the reconstituted State executive of the party, announced on Tuesday.
During his visit to Bhopal, Rahul had categorically stated that those holding party posts would not be given tickets in the next Assembly elections. However, 14 legislators and a parliamentarian figure in the list announced on Tuesday.
Besides, the AICC decision abolishing the post of media department chairman has come as a big jolt to the present chairman, Manak Agrawal, who has been appointed as vice president of the State unit of the party.
The MlAs who have been included in the list as vice presidents are Bisahulal Singh, Mahendra Singh Kalukheda, Premchand Guddu, Indrajeet Patel, Govind Rajput, Arunoday Chaube, lakhan Ghanghoriya, Pushpa Bisen, Arif Aqeel, Govind Singh, Hukum Singh Karada and Tulsi Silawat. Member of Parliament Sajjan Singh Verma has also been appointed as vice president.
In the list of general secretaries, MlAs Bala Bachchan, Sukhdev Panse, Sanjay Pathak and Sunil Jaiswal have been included.
Interestingly, leader of Opposition in State Assembly, Ajay Singh's supporter, Mahendra Singh Chouhan has also been appointed as general secretary. Chouhan has been seeking party ticket from Narela constituency in Bhopal district.
Besides, former legislator Mukesh Nayak has also been given the new responsibility of party's spokesperson. Besides Nayak, there would be nine spokespersons and two assistant spokespersons.
Senior party leader Govind Goyal lost his chair to Naresh Jain of Sagar who was appointed as the new MPCC treasurer. Besides, Mohammad Salim was appointed as the new Minority Cell chairman.
Sources in the party said that with the decision of accommodating sitting MlAs in the State executive, there would be no change in the ticket distribution system this time. like every election, tickets would be distributed to anyone who has the recommendation of senior party leaders and has the ability to win the election.