Chandigarh, October 17, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Saturday announced the constitution of several key committees for the Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee, with immediate effect, as part of its organisational preparations and election-related planning in the Union Territory.
The decision was approved by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and communicated through a press statement issued by K.C. Venugopal, AICC General Secretary (Organisation).
According to the official communication from the AICC headquarters, the newly constituted bodies include the Manifesto Committee, Campaign Committee, Election Management and Coordination Committee, and Disciplinary Action Committee. Additional members have also been inducted into the Political Affairs Committee and the Pradesh Election Committee for Chandigarh.
The Manifesto Committee comprises Rajiv Sharma, GS Kamboj, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Jatin Singh, Imran Mansoori, Yadwinder Mehta and Ritu Chhabra.
The Disciplinary Action Committee includes Pawan Sharma, Surinder Singh, Jatinder Bhatia, NK Nanda, Achhe Lal Gaur, Anita Sharma and BM Khanna.
The Election Management and Coordination Committee comprises Chander Mukhi Sharma, Ravinder Singh Pali, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Dayal Partap Singh Randhawa, Sandeep Kapoor, Amit Jaiswal, Achhe Lal Gour, Anand Walia, Gurdarshan Singh, Zeeshan ul Haq and Manoj Phool Singh.
The Campaign Committee includes HS Lucky, AS Gujral, Mohd. Sadiq, Rajni Talwar, Roopinder Singh, Sheela Phool Singh, Wasim Mir, Ajay Sharma, Parveen Sharma, Ajay Joshi, Krishan Lal, Lekh Pal, Harjinder Singh Bawa, Jannat Jahan, Kirpa Nand Thakur, Thakur Kartar Singh, Harbans Singh, Davinder Gupta, Ramesh Ahuja, Jaleel Ahmad Kureshi, Ajay Kumar, Aman Siatch, JJ Singh, Kaptan Singh, Keshamdeep Kaur, Rajinder Hindustani, Manoj Lara and Mukesh Goyal.
The state presidents of all frontal organisations, all Congress councillors in Chandigarh and all District Congress Committee presidents will serve as ex-officio members of the relevant committees.
The additional members inducted into the Political Affairs Committee are Rajani Patil, Vikram Chopra, Vijay Rana and S. Bhupinder Singh Badheri.
For the Pradesh Election Committee, the additional members are Manish Tiwari, Rajiv Kumar Moudgil, Achhe Lal Gaur and HC Kalyan.
The AICC statement said Kharge had approved the proposals and that all the committees would begin functioning with immediate effect.
The move is intended to strengthen the party’s organisational preparedness and streamline election-related activities in Chandigarh. The AICC General Secretary’s office has circulated the complete list of members for the information of party workers and functionaries.
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