Congress appoints Bhardwaj, Mahajan as acting working presidents of its J&K unit

SRINAGAR: The Congress has appointed M K Bhardwaj and Bhanu Mahajan as acting working presidents of its Jammu and Kashmir unit.

The appointments come amid the ongoing assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has appointed Bhardwaj and Mahajan as acting working presidents of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee with immediate effect, a statement from the party said on Saturday.

The Congress in August appointed Tariq Hameed Karra as president of its Jammu and Kashmir unit. He had replaced Vikar Rasool Wani.

Kharge had also appointed two working presidents for Jammu and Kashmir — Tara Chand and Raman Bhalla. (PTI)