New Delhi: Congress party has appointed Tamradhwaj Sahu as senior All India Congress Committee (AICC) observer to oversee election campaign and coordination of the upcoming local body elections in Gujarat, with immediate effect, stated AICC statement signed by K.C.Venugopal today. The appointment according to the statement has been made by party’s national president Sonia Gandhi. Sahu will discharge his duties in consultation and close coordination with AICC in-charge of Gujarat, Rajeev Satav.

71-year old Tamradhwaj Sahu is the current Home Minister of Chhattisgarh. He is a member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly representing Durg Gramin. Sahu was member of parliament to the 16th Lok Sabha from Durg (Lok Sabha constituency), Chhattisgarh. Before becoming the Member of Parliament, he was the member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from 1998 till 2013.

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