New Delhi, Aug 20: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday constituted a new Congress Working Committee.
Senior Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and Sachin Pilot have been included in the reshuffle of the top decision-making body.
Besides Kharge, the CWC comprises former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, general secretary (Communications) Jairam Ramesh are also in the core group.
The CWC reshuffle comes at a time when the grand old party is gearing up for a gruelling poll schedule, starting from assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.
The CWC is the highest executive panel of the Congress and has a final say in the policies of the party. It comprises the working president, leader of the party and 23 other members. Out of these 23, 12 are elected by the AICC and remaining 11 are nominated by the party president.
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