Mumbai, (the states. news)
Congress high command on Friday appointed
former Maharashtra state assembly speaker Nana Patole as President of
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC).
Mr Patole on Thursday resigned as assembly
speaker after meeting with party high command.
Maharashtra Congress has got an aggressive face
in the form of Mr Patole.
Earlier, Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat held
the post of the state Congress president.
In 2014, Nana Patole won the Lok Sabha election
from Bhandara-Gondia constituency on a BJP ticket.
After differences with BJP leaders, Mr Patole
had returned to the Congress.
He was contested unsuccessfully 2019 Lok Sabha
election from Nagpur constituency against heavy weight and present union
transport minister Nitin Gadkari.
Howevre, he won assembly elections held the
same year and was made assembly speaker after Mahavikas Aghadi government came
to power in the state. (uni) (media
saheb.com)