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The Congress party has carried out major leadership overhauls in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2027 assembly elections. In Punjab, former hockey Olympian Bhagat Singh replaces Amrinder Singh Raja Warring as the state Congress chief amid ongoing factional tensions between internal camps. The shift follows Sachin Pilot taking charge as the All India Congress Committee in charge of the state. In Uttar Pradesh, Rampur Khas MLA Aradhana Mishra has been appointed state chief in place of Ajay Rai, while MP Imran Masood has been named working president. The appointments in Uttar Pradesh come as seat-sharing discussions between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party continue, reflecting an effort to build a wider social coalition. Opposing political parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party and Aam Aadmi Party, criticised the organisational changes, alleging that internal rivalries and chief ministerial ambitions will continue to persist despite the reset.

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00:00Shifting focus now to a different political story.
00:03Two states, two leadership resets.
00:05Congress drops Amrinder Raja Warring in Punjab and brings in Hockey Olympian Pargat Singh.
00:12In Uttar Pradesh, Radhana Mishra replaces Ajay Rai as a state chief.
00:16With Imran Masood as working president, even a seat sharing talks with the Samajwadi party
00:21continue.
00:22Take a look at this news report to understand what all has been going on within the Congress
00:28ahead of certain major elections coming up in 2027.
00:44Big reshuffle in Kong state units in the poll-bound states of Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
00:53Amit growing dissatisfaction among the leaders of Punjab Congress
00:56and boring channi camps at loggerheads.
00:59Former Olympian Pargat Singh replaces Amrinder Raja Warring as state congress chief.
01:05I am very proud of the high-command of Shri Malakar Jung, Kharget, Rahul Gandhi, Kesi Venu Gupal, Priyanka and
01:15all of them are Madame Sonia Gandhi.
01:29This move comes just weeks after Sachin Pailat took charge as the AICC in charge of Punjab.
01:36While former Punjab Congress chief Raja Warring congratulated Pargat Singh on his appointment,
01:41he stated Sachin Pailat wanted him out.
01:44Sachin Pailat had become five ways in charge.
01:51And after that, Niranthar was getting here.
02:07Both BJP and Armadmi Party hit out at Congress claiming that this won't end the factional fight
02:13and claimed that everyone in the Punjab Congress was harboring aspirations to become the chief minister.
02:20I am always saying that I am always saying that I have taken one's statement,
02:25and we will go back to the other.
02:27Their case is the case.
02:29The case is the case.
02:30The case is the case of the chief minister's case.
02:32The chief minister's case is all behind the case of the chief minister's case.
02:35There is no one of them.
02:36No one of them.
02:37No one of them.
02:38The Congress of Punjab cannot be cut from Punjab.
02:42Yes.
02:43The president of Punjab cannot be cut from Punjab.
02:46There is no one of them.
02:48There is no one of them.
02:50There is no one of them.
02:52There is no one of them.
02:54There is no one of them.
02:55There is no one of them.
02:56There is no one of them.
02:57In Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka's closest aide Ajay Rai,
02:59who also fought 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Varanasi against Prime Minister Modi,
03:04was shown the door,
03:05and MLA Aradhana Mishra has been given the Congress' top post.
03:09This rehaul comes as Congress's seat-sharing talks with the Samajwadi Party are still on.
03:15Aradhana is the MLA from Rampur Khas in Pratapgarh district
03:18and is the daughter of veteran UP Congress leader Pramod Tiwari.
03:46In some more changes, Congress MP Imran Masood has been named working president.
03:51The rejig in the most populated state is seen as an attempt by the party to forge a social coalition
03:57of Brahmin-Muslim Dalit communities.
04:24Meanwhile, politics peaks over the Congress rejig.
04:27Uttar Pradesh Minister OP Rajabhar took a swipe at the Congress and Samajwadi Party,
04:32claiming that this reset won't make any difference
04:35and advised that Congress and SP must declare a Muslim CM face to increase their vote share.
05:04The Congress is recasting its organization in poll-bound states even as alliance talks and internal rivalries
05:10remain the biggest challenge for the party.
05:14Bioru Report, India Today.
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