K.C. Venugopal, Congress General Secretary (Organisation), met Uttar Pradesh in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam and Congress Legislature Party leader Aradhana Mishra in Lucknow on 4 September 2026 to advance the selection of new DCC presidents across the state.
Congress Working Committee member Rajeev Shukla joined K.C. Venugopal and UP in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam at the Lucknow consultation on 4 September 2026, with AICC observers present to vet candidates for the new DCC president posts.
Senior Indian National Congress leader Salman Khurshid participated in the Lucknow deliberations led by K.C. Venugopal and UP in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam on 4 September 2026, as the party works to install new DCC presidents statewide.
Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president Ajay Rai was part of the 4 September 2026 Lucknow session chaired by K.C. Venugopal, where party secretaries and AICC observers worked to finalise the new slate of DCC presidents ahead of the assembly election cycle.