The Congress has adopted extensive social engineering while announcing the appointments of district presidents under its statewide “Sangathan Srujan Abhiyan” (Organisational Rebuilding Campaign). These appointments have been made on the basis of social balance, representation of diverse communities, organisational capability, and active leadership at the local level.
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) carried out the district president appointment process in a highly extensive and organisational manner across the state. Senior observers appointed by the party stayed in each district for nearly 10 days and held detailed discussions with Congress office-bearers, workers, former office-bearers, local leaders, and representatives of various communities.
After assessing the organisational situation in each district, the acceptability of local leadership, public support, social representation, and the potential for party expansion, the observers submitted their recommendations for district president appointments to the AICC.
Following final approval from AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, the appointments of district presidents have now been officially announced. A total of 69 district presidents have been appointed, with representation distributed among various social groups as follows:
- Open Category – 24
- OBC – 22
- Minorities – 7
- Scheduled Castes (SC) – 7
- Scheduled Tribes (ST) – 3
- VJNT – 2
- Women – 3
These appointments clearly reflect the Congress party’s attempt to build an inclusive organisational structure while taking social realities into account. In particular, significant representation has been given to various sections of the OBC community, including Agari, Dhangar, Komti, Koshti, Kunbi, Leva Patil, Lingayat, Mali, and Teli communities. Similarly, within the Scheduled Castes category, communities such as Buddhists, Matang, and Hindu Khatik have been included. The Muslim community has also been given important representation among minorities. As a result, political circles are discussing Congress’s efforts to maintain social balance through these appointments.
The average age of the newly appointed district presidents is around 50 years, indicating that the party has placed its trust in experienced leaders with substantial organisational backgrounds. At the same time, the process also reflects an effort to provide opportunities to the younger generation.
Alongside this campaign, State Congress President Harshvardhan Sapkal entrusted significant responsibilities to observers across the state. The observers visited every taluka and interacted with party workers, local office-bearers, and various Congress frontal organisations and cells to conduct an organisational review. Subsequently, appointments have been made to vacant positions of taluka presidents, as well as posts in departments, frontal organisations, and cells. The process of appointing nearly 7,000 new office-bearers across the state is currently under way.
Through this large-scale organisational restructuring exercise, the Congress party has sent a clear message that it intends to move forward by taking all sections of society along in preparation for the political and organisational battles ahead.