Digvijaya Singh dethroned as Telangana Congress in-charge; Khuntia takes over

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday divested party General Secretary Digvijaya Singh of responsibilities as in-charge of the party affairs in Telangana and assigned the job to RC Khuntia.

"Congress President Sonia Gandhi has approved a new AICC team to look after the party affairs in Telangana. Digvijaya Singh has been relieved of the responsibilities as the General Secretary in-charge of Telangana," a party release said.

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Khuntia will be assisted in his task by Satish Jarkiholi as the party Secretary, the release added.

Earlier in April, Digvijaya Singh was replaced as the in-charge of poll-bound Karnataka as well as Goa, where the Congress failed to form a government despite emerging as the single-largest party.

-IANS