Assam: Congress appoints Gaurav Gogoi as Deputy leader of party in Lok Sabha
Guwahati: The Congress has appointed MP Gaurav Gogoi as the Deputy leader of the party in Lok Sabha, said Congress general secretary (Organization) KC Venugopal on Sunday (July 14).
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi wrote to Speaker Om Birla about the latest appointments which also include MP Kodikunnil Suresh as Chief Whip. MPs Manickam Tagore and Dr Md Jawaid appointed as whips.
"Hon'ble CPP Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi ji has written to the Hon'ble Lok Sabha Speaker informing him about the appointment of the Deputy Leader, Chief Whip, and two Whips for the Congress Party in the Lok Sabha," Venugopal wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
While Gogoi will be the party’s deputy leader in the Lower House, eight-time MP from Kerala Kodikunnil Suresh will be the party’s chief whip, he said.
Gaurav Gogoi won Lok Sabha election from Jorhat Lok Sabha seat in Assam, defeating his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rival Topon Gogoi by a margin of 1,44,393 votes.
Gaurav Gogoi's win was viewed as a miracle as he took on the entire might of the ruling dispensation at the prestigious Jorhat Lok Sabha seat.
Virudhunagar MP Manickam Tagore and Kishanganj MP Mohammad Jawed will be the party’s whips in the Lok Sabha, he said.
Earlier, the party had named Rahul Gandhi as the Leader of Opposition who was subsequently appointed to the post.