Kamal Nath resigns as CLP leader in Madhya Pradesh, 71-year-old Govind Singh replaces him
The party chief has appointed Govind Singh as the new CLP leader. Singh is the MLA from Lahar in Bhind district.
Kamal Nath news: Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath resigned as the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday and his resignation has been accepted by party president Sonia Gandhi. The party chief has appointed Govind Singh as the new CLP leader. Singh is the MLA from Lahar in Bhind district.
Nath resigned from the post as per the party's 'one person-one post' policy. The Congress leadership accepted his resignation and approved the appointment of former minister and seven-time Congress MLA Dr Govind Singh in his place as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP).
In a communication addressed to Nath on Thursday, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary K C Venugopal said, "The Congress president has accepted your resignation from the post of Leader, Congress Legislature Party (CLP), Madhya Pradesh with immediate effect." Nath had offered to resign from the post as part of the Congress's 'one person-one post' formula.
The communication further said, "The Congress president has approved the proposal to appoint Dr Govind Singh as the CLP leader."
Nath will continue as the state unit chief of Madhya Pradesh, where assembly polls are due in 2023.