{"id":20677,"date":"2026-09-05T15:30:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T15:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=20677"},"modified":"2026-09-05T15:30:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T15:30:41","slug":"congress-replaces-bhupesh-baghel-with-sachin-pilot-as-punjab-general-secretary-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=20677","title":{"rendered":"Congress replaces Bhupesh Baghel with Sachin Pilot as Punjab general secretary | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133806172,imgsize-52076,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/sachin-pilot.jpg\" alt=\"Congress replaces  Bhupesh Baghel with Sachin Pilot as Punjab general secretary\" title=\"Sachin Pilot becomes Congress's general secretary for Punjab unit\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Sachin Pilot becomes Congress's general secretary for Punjab unit\">Sachin Pilot becomes Congress&#8217;s general secretary for Punjab unit<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/congress\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congress<\/a> on Saturday appointed <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sachin\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sachin<\/a> Pilot as the party\u2019s general secretary in-charge of Punjab, replacing Bhupesh Baghel, news agency PTI reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>The appointment comes as Congress prepares to strengthen its organisation and political strategy in the state ahead of the Punjab assembly elections.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Congress had appointed former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel as an AICC general secretary and made him the party\u2019s Punjab in-charge in 2025.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>A prominent OBC leader, Baghel was credited with helping revive the Congress in Chhattisgarh and led the party to a landslide victory in the 2018 assembly elections.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>He served as chief minister from 2018 to 2023, with his tenure focusing on pro-farmer policies and rural development.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Congress, however, lost the 2023 Chhattisgarh polls to the BJP, with Vishnu Deo Sai subsequently becoming chief minister.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/congress-replaces-bhupesh-baghel-with-sachin-pilot-as-punjab-general-secretary\/articleshow\/133806065.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sachin Pilot becomes Congress&#8217;s general secretary for Punjab unit NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday appointed Sachin Pilot as the party\u2019s general secretary in-charge of Punjab, replacing Bhupesh Baghel, news agency PTI reported.The appointment comes as Congress prepares to strengthen its organisation and political strategy in the state ahead of the Punjab assembly elections.Congress had 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