Jitu Patwari will be the new state president of MP Congress! He got the responsibility of Leader of Opposition
Big change in Congress after the crushing defeat in Madhya Pradesh. Kamal Nath was removed from the post of Congress state president. Jitu Patwari became state Congress president. Tribal leader Umang Singhar was made the leader of opposition. Umang Singhar is the MLA from Gandhwani. MP Congress will appoint Jitu Patwari as the new state president. Also, Congress has made Hemant Katare the Deputy Leader of Opposition.
Who is Jeetu Patwari?
Talking about Jitu Patwari, he is counted among the dynamic and powerful leaders of Congress. He had won the elections from Rau assembly seat of Indore consecutively in 2013 and 2018. In the Kamal Nath government, he was the Cabinet Minister of Higher Education, Sports and Youth Affairs of Madhya Pradesh. However, he lost the 2023 elections and could not save his seat in Rau. However, despite the defeat, the party has now entrusted him with a bigger responsibility and the Congress has made him the President of Madhya Pradesh Congress.
Will Umang Singar be the Leader of Opposition?
This time Congress has given the responsibility of Leader of Opposition in the Assembly to tribal leader Umang Singhar. Talking about Umang Singhar, he is often in the news for his statements. However, he has a good influence in the tribal belt. This is the reason why he won the elections from Gandhwani Assembly for the fourth consecutive time. He is also the nephew of late Jamuna Devi, a prominent woman leader of Madhya Pradesh Congress. The special thing is that Jamuna Devi has also played the role of Leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh and she was the first and only woman from Madhya Pradesh to do so.
Who is Hemant Katare?
Let us tell you that Congress has today appointed Hemant Katare as the Deputy Leader of Opposition of Madhya Pradesh Assembly. He is the son of former Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Satyadev Katare. Hemant Katare’s father has been the leader of opposition. Hemant Katare’s father Satyadev Katare was the Leader of Opposition of MP from 9 January 2014 to 20 October 2016.
