Congress appoints Kamal Nath as MP unit president, Scindia as campaign chief

The Congress on Thursday appointed senior leader Kamal Nath as president of its Madhya Pradesh unit and Jyotiraditya Scindia as campaign committee chief ahead of elections in the state expected later this year, said a statement from the party. The party also appointed Girish Chodankar as the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief for the western state of Goa, replacing Shantaram Naik who had resigned a few days ago. "Congress President Rahul Gandhi has cleared the appointment of Kamal Nath and PCC president of Madhya Pradesh and Jyotiraditya Scindia as Chairman, Campaign Committee of the state,"AICC general secretary Ashok Gehlot said in a statement.