Jaipur, Nov 23 (NationPress) The Congress party proclaimed the appointment of 45 District Congress Committee (DCC) Presidents in Rajasthan on Saturday as part of its ongoing Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan. With 50 districts in the state, the appointments for the remaining five are yet to be completed.

The newly designated district heads will begin their roles immediately. AICC General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal stated that the selections were based on a systematic organisational evaluation. Observers assigned to each district conducted thorough assessments at the grassroots level, engaged with party workers and local stakeholders, and compiled comprehensive reports.

These reports were later discussed in detail with each observer and senior leaders before the final list was submitted to the Congress President for approval.

A total of 12 sitting MLAs have been appointed as district presidents, bolstering the organisation with leaders who possess electoral legitimacy. The MLAs include Vikas Chaudhary (Ajmer Rural), Arjun Singh Bamaniya (Banswara), Zakir Hussain Gesawat (Didwana-Kuchaman), Sanjay Jatav (Dholpur), Vidyadhar Chaudhary (Jaipur Rural West), Ganesh Ghoghra (Dungarpur), Rita Chaudhary (Jhunjhunu), Geeta Barwad (Jodhpur Rural), Ghanshyam Mahar (Karauli), Indira Meena (Sawai Madhopur), Rupinder Singh Kunnur (Sriganganagar), and Manoj Meghwal (Churu).

Additionally, five former MLAs have been appointed: Ramlal Jat (Bhilwara Rural), Indraj Gurjar (Kotputli-Behror), Raghuveer Singh Meena (Udaipur Rural), Gopal Meena (Jaipur Rural East), and Rajkumar Jaipal (Ajmer City).

The Congress has retained district presidents in eight districts—Bharatpur, Bikaner Rural, Dausa, Jaipur Rural, Kota Rural, Sikar, and Udaipur City. Notably, Sikar, the home district of PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasara, is among those where the incumbent has been reappointed.

The party still needs to finalize district chiefs for Jaipur City, Rajsamand, Pratapgarh, Baran, and Jhalawar. In Baran and Jhalawar, opinion polls were paused due to the Anta by-election, while internal factional disputes have reportedly caused delays in Jaipur, Rajsamand, and Pratapgarh.

Among the 45 appointees, seven are women. In terms of community representation, eight belong to the General category, nine to SC, eight to ST, 16 to OBC, and four to Minority communities.

Observers from outside Rajasthan curated panels of six candidates per district after engaging with party workers. The final list was discussed by K.C. Venugopal along with State In-charge Sukhjinder Randhawa, PCC Chief Govind Singh Dotasara, Leader of Opposition Tika Ram Jully, and other senior leaders prior to receiving approval from the Congress President.