Ex Speaker Nana Patole appointed as new president of Maharashtra Congress

Nana Patole was Friday appointed as the new president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president.

Patole, the MLA from Sakoli in Bhandara district, had resigned as the Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly on Thursday, creating a new scramble between the constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government.

“The Congress president has appointed Nana Patole as the new president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee,” the party said in a statement. Patole was BJP MP who had quit the party and



joined Congress after a showdown with Prime Minister Narendra Modi before 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Following this, he successfully contested the 2019 Assembly polls in the state and won from Sakoli constituency.

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi also appointed six working presidents –– Shivaji Rao Moge, Basavaraj Patil, Mohamed Arif Naseem Khan, Kunal Rohidas Patil, Chandrakanth Handore and Pranati Shushilkumar Shinde to work in coordination with Patole, who has replaced Balasaheb Thorat as the state committee president.