List of state presidents of the Indian National Congress

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The state president of the Indian National Congress is the state-level highest command of the Indian National Congress (INC), responsible for leading in political campaigns at state level.[1] State presidents shoulder a diverse array of roles and responsibilities integral to the effective functioning of the party at the state-level. Also known as the leader of the state and union territory party, a state president is appointed by the national president of the party.

Being the higher decision-making body, state presidents actively contribute to the formulation of state-level policies, representing the party's stance on relevant issues and engaging in the development and implementation of election strategies during state elections.[2] In addition, a state president is tasked with overseeing the organizational structure of the Pradesh Congress Committee, including the appointment and coordination of leaders at various levels, such as the district committee, block committee, and each panchayat development block or panchayat samiti.[1] Serving as a spokesperson for the party in the state, they communicate the party's positions to the media and keep party members informed about policies and decisions. State presidents also play a pivotal role in building and maintaining the party's membership, reaching out to diverse sections of society and addressing their concerns to advance the party's agenda.[3]

Conflict resolution within the party, fundraising activities, and the establishment of political alliances with other parties at the state level are also within the purview of the state president.[4] They act as representatives of the Pradesh Congress Committee in interactions with the central leadership of the Indian National Congress, providing feedback and information about the state's political landscape and challenges.[1] As of 2023, the INC has appointed states and union territories presidents for all states and union territories in India.

State-wise party presidents[edit | edit source]

State presidents
State State committee Name[5] Portrait Took office Appointed by Ref.
Andhra Pradesh Andhra PCC Y. S. Sharmila 16 January 2024
(2 years, 190 days) 		Mallikarjun Kharge [6]
Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal PCC Bosiram Siram 18 June 2025
(1 year, 37 days) 		[7]
Assam Assam PCC Gaurav Gogoi 26 May 2025
(1 year, 60 days) 		[8]
Bihar Bihar PCC Rajesh Kumar 18 March 2025
(1 year, 129 days)
Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh PCC Deepak Baij 12 July 2023
(3 years, 13 days) 		[9]
Goa Goa PCC Amit Patkar 30 March 2022
(4 years, 117 days) 		Sonia Gandhi [10]
Gujarat Gujarat PCC Amit Chavda 17 July 2025
(3 years, 46 days) 		Mallikarjun Kharge [11]
Haryana Haryana PCC Rao Narendra Singh 29 September 2025
(299 days) 		[12]
Himachal Pradesh Himachal PCC Vinay Kumar 22 November 2025
(245 days) 		[13]
Jharkhand Jharkhand PCC Keshav Mahto Kamlesh 16 August 2024
(1 year, 343 days) 		[14]
Karnataka Karnataka PCC D. K. Shivakumar 11 March 2020
(6 years, 136 days) 		Sonia Gandhi [15]
Kerala Kerala PCC Sunny Joseph 8 May 2025
(1 year, 78 days) 		Mallikarjun Kharge [16]
Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh CC Jitu Patwari 20 December 2023
(2 years, 217 days) 		[17]
Maharashtra Maharashtra PCC Harshwardhan Vasantrao Sapkal 13 February 2025
(1 year, 162 days) 		[18]
Manipur Manipur PCC Okram Ibobi Singh 5 February 2026
(170 days) 		[19]
Meghalaya Meghalaya PCC Vincent Pala 25 August 2021
(4 years, 334 days) 		Sonia Gandhi [20]
Mizoram Mizoram PCC Lal Thanzara 21 February 2024
(2 years, 154 days) 		Mallikarjun Kharge [21]
Nagaland Nagaland PCC S. Supongmeren Jamir 3 September 2023
(3 years, 116 days) 		[22]
Odisha Odisha PCC Bhakta Charan Das 11 February 2025
(1 year, 164 days) 		[23]
Punjab Punjab PCC Amrinder Singh Raja Warring 9 April 2022
(4 years, 107 days) 		Sonia Gandhi [24]
Rajasthan Rajasthan PCC Govind Singh Dotasra 14 July 2020
(6 years, 11 days) 		[12]
Sikkim Sikkim PCC Gopal Chettri 22 September 2023
(2 years, 306 days) 		Mallikarjun Kharge [25]
Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu CC K. Selvaperunthagai 18 February 2024
(2 years, 157 days) 		[26]
Telangana Telangana PCC Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud 6 September 2024
(1 year, 322 days) 		[27]
Tripura Tripura PCC Ashish Kumar Saha 18 June 2023
(3 years, 37 days) 		[28]
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh CC Ajay Rai 17 August 2023
(2 years, 342 days) 		[29]
Uttarakhand Uttarakhand PCC Ganesh Godiyal 11 November 2025
(256 days) 		[30]
West Bengal West Bengal PCC Subhankar Sarkar 21 September 2024
(1 year, 307 days) 		[31]

Union territory-wise party presidents[edit | edit source]

Union Territories Presidents
Union
territory 		Territorial
committee 		Name Portrait Took office Appointed by Ref.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman and Nicobar TCC Ranglal Halder 6 August 2021
(4 years, 353 days) 		Sonia Gandhi [32]
Chandigarh Chandigarh TCC Harmohinder Singh 12 June 2022
(4 years, 43 days) 		[33]
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu TCC Prabhu Tokiya N/A[lower-alpha 1] Mallikarjun Kharge [34]
Delhi Delhi PCC Devender Yadav 1 May 2024
(2 years, 85 days) 		[35]
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir PCC Tariq Hameed Karra 16 August 2024
(1 year, 343 days) 		[36]
Ladakh Ladakh TCC Nawang Rigzin Jora 31 January 2021
(5 years, 175 days) 		Sonia Gandhi [37]
Lakshadweep Lakshadweep TCC Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed N/A[lower-alpha 1] [38]
Puducherry Puducherry PCC V. Vaithilingam 9 June 2023
(3 years, 46 days) 		Mallikarjun Kharge [39]

Region-wise party president[edit | edit source]

Regional Presidents
Region Regional committee Name Portrait Took office Appointed by Ref.
Mumbai Mumbai RCC Varsha Gaikwad 9 June 2023
(3 years, 46 days) 		Mallikarjun Kharge [40]

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The appointment date is not available at this time.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Constitution & Rules of the Indian National Congress" (PDF). Indian National Congress. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. ↑ Ghosh, Saptaparno (14 March 2022). "Explained: The Congress party's internal administration". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Explained: How the Congress's internal administration functions". Deccan Herald. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. ↑ G, Manoj C (14 March 2022). "Everyday Politics: What is the CWC, and what role does it play in the Congress?". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Congress Party PCC Presidents". Indian National Congress. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "The party also appointed four working presidents of the State unit — Mastan Vali, Janga Goutham, Padmasree Sunkara and P. Rakesh Reddy". PTI. The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Siram appointed as Arunachal Cong chief". The Times of India. 19 June 2025. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Kalita, Kangkan (26 May 2025). "Gaurav named Assam Congress prez, to lead party in 2026 polls". Indian Express. Times of India. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Mohan Markam made Chhattisgarh Congress chief". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Amit Patkar appointed as Goa Congress chief". PTI. The Print. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  11. ↑ Nair, Preetha (10 June 2023). "New Cong chief in Guj, Puducherry; more reshuffle in party on the cards". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Congress Appoints New In-Charges For Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Haryana". Press Trust of India. NDTV. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  13. ↑ PTI (22 November 2025). "Congress appoints Vinay Kumar as new Himachal PCC chief". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  14. ↑ Ray, Dhritiman (17 August 2024). "Ex-MLA Keshav Mahto Kamlesh is new JPCC prez". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "D.K. Shivakumar is new KPCC president". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "Okram Ibobi Singh became Manipur Congress President". 5 February 2026.
  17. ↑ "Jitu Patwari replaces Kamal Nath as Madhya Pradesh Congress chief".
  18. ↑ The Hindu Bureau (13 February 2025). "Congress appoints Harshwardhan Sapkal as Maharashtra State Chief, Wadettiwar as CLP". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  19. ↑ "Okram Ibobi Singh became Manipur Congress President". 5 February 2026.
  20. ↑ "Meghalaya Cong welcomes new party president". The Times of India. The Times Group. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  21. ↑ "Lal Thanzara Elected as Mizoram PCC President". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  22. ↑ "Khriedi Theunuo appointed as president Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee". India Today. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  23. ↑ "Bhakta Charan Das appointed Odisha Congress president". The Times of India. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  24. ↑ "Congress appoints new chief for Punjab". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  25. ↑ "Congress appoints Gopal Chettri as president of its Sikkim unit". Money Control. Network 18 Group. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  26. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Congress Committee starts drive to strengthen its base in T.N." The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  27. ↑ Reddy, Ravikanth (26 November 2022). "BJP is a bubble in Telangana, says Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  28. ↑ "Asish Saha appointed as Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee president". PTI. Economic Times. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  29. ↑ "Congress rejigs Uttar Pradesh unit, appoints Brijlal Khabri as party's state chief". The Indian Express. Express Group. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  30. ↑ "Ganesh Godiyal reappointed as Uttarakhand Congress chief ahead of 2027 Assembly polls". Outlook India. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  31. ↑ "Congress appoints Subhankar Sarkar as president of West Bengal unit". Times of India. The Times Group. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  32. ↑ "Congress Leaders In Andaman And Nicobar Islands Protest Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification From Lok Sabha". Outlook. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  33. ↑ "Harmohinder Lucky named Chandigarh Congress chief". The Tribune (Chandigarh). Tribune Trust. 12 June 2022. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  34. ↑ "Party representative INC" (PDF). Collectorate UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  35. ↑ "Arvinder Singh Lovely back as Delhi Congress chief". Economic Times. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  36. ↑ "Vikar Rasool Wani Appointed as New J&K Congress Party President. Gulam Nabi Azad to head CampaignPolitical & Coordination Committee of J&K". Daily Excelsior. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  37. ↑ "Rigzin Jora appointed as President of Ladakh Territorial Congress Committee". Business Standard India. 1 February 2020 – via Business Standard.
  38. ↑ "Lakshadweep PCC". Indian National Congress.
  39. ↑ Dominique, Bosco (9 June 2023). "Lok Sabha MP V Vaithilingam appointed as president of Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  40. ↑ Bose, Mrityunjay (14 December 2023). "Need policy to limit number of vehicles in Mumbai, says Congress MLA Varsha Gaikwad". Deccan Herald. The Printers. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

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