The Congress party has appointed Subhankar Sarkar as the new president of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC), replacing veteran leader Adhir Chowdhury.
Prior to this, Sarkar was serving as the All India Congress Committee (AICC) Secretary. He resigned from this position to take the responsibility of West Bengal Congress chief.
Senior Congress leader KC Venugopal announced in an official notice that they appointed Sarkar as the West Bengal unit chief, relieving him of his role as AICC Secretary.
Who Is Subhankar Sarkar?
Sarkar is an old associate of the Congress party.
He played the role of the Congress National Secretary and state-in-charge of Odisha from the year 2013 to 2018.
He also held diverse responsibilities within the party.
He became the National Secretary of the Congress Committee on August 30, 2024, and was also in charge of three states: Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Mizoram.
He also contested 2021 Bengal Assembly polls as a Congress candidate from Noapara.
He entered politics during college days.
Sarkar was also the National General Secretary and Spokesperson of the National Students’ Union of India from 1993 to 1996.
He also served as the State President for the West Bengal National Students’ Union of India and Chhatra Parishad from 1996 to 2004.
He worked as a National General Secretary of the Indian Youth Congress from 2004 to 2006.
Besides this, he was the spokesperson, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee from 2007–2013.
He was also the Member of the Lok Sabha and Assembly Screening Committee of the Congress for Kerela, Jammu & Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Manipur & Pondicherry
Sarkar played the role of the Convenor of the Coordination Committee, West Bengal Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee from 2018–2020.
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