New faces of UP congress – Aradhana Mishra Mona appointed as state president wwhle Imran Masood was made the working president
New faces of UP congress – Aradhana Mishra Mona appointed as state president wwhle Imran Masood was made the working president New faces of UP congress – Aradhana Mishra Mona appointed as state president wwhle Imran Masood was made the working president New faces of UP congress – Aradhana Mishra Mona appointed as state president wwhle Imran Masood was made the working president Lucknow: In a major organisational shake-up in the state ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly election, the Congress on Friday replaced Ajay Rai with three-time Rampur Khas MLA Aradhana Mishra ‘Mona’ as the state unit chief and appointed Saharanpur MP Imran Masood as the working president. The leadership change also suggests that the Congress high command wants a fresh organisational team to lead its campaign into 2027.
A political analyst said the appointments suggested that the Congress had “laid its cards on the table” ahead of the 2027 polls, with the party seeking to bring together different social groups through its state leadership. The move signals a course correction by the party as it seeks to rebuild its organisation and widen its social reach in a state where it has struggled electorally for over a decade. The appointments bring together a prominent Brahmin face from eastern UP and a Muslim leader with influence in western UP, reflecting an attempt to strike a broader caste-regional balance ahead of the polls. The party has already appointed Rajendra Pal Gautam, a Dalit, as the state in charge. the latest reshuffle indicates that the leadership believes a new social and political template is needed to revive the party’s prospects While Ajay Rai remained one of the party’s most visible faces in the state.