All India Congress Committee (AICC) has approved the Political Affairs Committee and appointed office-bearers for the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee and district unit chiefs.

The move comes ahead of the upcoming local body elections, expected to be held before January.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for the constitution of the Political Affairs Committee, and the appointment of Office Bearers and District Congress Committee Presidents of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee (MRCC), as per the statement.

Congress MP and MRCC president Varsha Gaikwad to head 15-member political action committee that includes Mumbai Youth Congress President, Akhilesh Yadav, MLA Amin Patel, Dharavi MLA Jyoti Gaikwad, Malad West MLA Aslam Shaikh and others.

Aslam Shaikh has been appointed as the treasurer of the Mumbai Congress, while four senior presidents, 34 vice presidents, 57 general secretaries, 78 secretaries and 20 executive members.

The Congress also appointed 6 district presidents, one senior spokesperson, five spokespersons and one social media coordinator for Mumbai.

Ms. Gaikwad expressed her gratitude to Mr. Kharge, saying, “the team is made of senior guiding leaders and dynamic young office-bearers.”

“I believe that under the leadership of our leader Sonia Gandhi, Kharge, and Rahul Gandhi and with the guidance of senior leaders, this executive will take the party’s goals, policies, and ideology to every household, and work to expose the issues and problems of the common people and ensure they get justice,” she added.