Subhankar Sarkar Becomes New West Bengal Congress President
Subhankar Sarkar has been appointed as the new President of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee. Sarkar aims to unite party workers and focus on the 2026 Assembly elections.
Goals and Vision
“I want to take forward the programmes of the Congress by keeping all the party workers together… Mission 2026 Assembly elections, this is one mission and another mission is my organisation… To make the voice reach the Assembly and the Parliament, a representative is required. And that representative will come from the organisation,” said Sarkar.
Leadership Changes
Sarkar replaces Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who stepped down after losing to Trinamool candidate Yusuf Pathan in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge made the appointment and also named MK Bhardwaj and Bhanu Mahajan as acting working presidents of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee.
Background
Sarkar was previously the secretary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) and is also the Congress state-in-charge of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Mizoram. The Congress party appreciated the contributions of the outgoing president, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
Doubts Revealed
Subhankar Sarkar -: Subhankar Sarkar is a person who has been chosen to lead the Congress party in West Bengal.
West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee -: This is a group of people who work for the Congress party in the state of West Bengal.
2026 Assembly elections -: These are elections where people in West Bengal will vote to choose their leaders in 2026.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury -: He is the person who was leading the Congress party in West Bengal before Subhankar Sarkar.
2024 Lok Sabha elections -: These are elections where people in India vote to choose their leaders for the national government. Lok Sabha is the lower house of India’s Parliament.
Mallikarjun Kharge -: He is the President of the Congress party in India, which means he is the top leader of the party.
MK Bhardwaj -: MK Bhardwaj is a person who has been named as one of the acting working presidents for the Congress party in Jammu and Kashmir.
Bhanu Mahajan -: Bhanu Mahajan is another person who has been named as an acting working president for the Congress party in Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee -: This is a group of people who work for the Congress party in the region of Jammu and Kashmir.