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DEHRADUN: Senior Indian Nationwide Congress chief Yashpal Arya used to be appointed chief of the opposition via the celebration on Sunday.
An reputable press unlock via KC Venugopal mentioned, “Hon’ble Congress President has appointed Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Congress Committee and Chief and Deputy Chief of Uttarakhand Legislature Birthday party, as follows, with rapid impact.”
Arya, Congress MLA from Bajpur state meeting constituency has held cupboard positions within the BKP and Congress governments. Arya expressing his gratitude to the celebration management mentioned, “I’m grateful to the honourable celebration president Smt. Sonia Gandhi ji and my seniors and associates. I will be able to attempt to do justice because the chief of the opposition to the most efficient of my skills.”
He left the Congress in January 2017 and gained from Bajpur seat within the 2017 meeting elections and changed into a cupboard minister within the Trivendra Singh Rawat govt. His son Sanjiv Arya additionally changed into MLA from the Nainital seat within the 2017 meeting elections.
The daddy-son duo left the BJP final yr and joined the Congress. Yashpal Arya gained from Bajpur seat whilst his son Sanjiv Arya misplaced from Nainital. Particularly, former Leader Minister Harish Rawat performed a key function to carry the father-son duo again into the Congress celebration.
The Tussle used to be occurring within the celebration between Rawat and previous state celebration president and chief of opposition Pritam Singh to get an individual from their ‘camp’ to be appointed as LoP and state president. Assets from the celebration mentioned that even though Arya’s appointment may also be observed as a win for Rawat.
“Harish Rawat performed a key function to carry Arya and his son again to the celebration. Arya’s appointment is a win for Rawat however now the Pritam Singh camp will push for his or her candidate for the location of state celebration president together with Singh himself,” mentioned a celebration supply.
Within the state meeting elections which concluded final yr, the Congress gained 18 seats compared to 11 within the 2017 meeting elections.