Gaurav Gogoi has been appointed as the Congress party's deputy leader in the Lok Sabha. This announcement was made through a letter from Sonia Gandhi, the Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson, to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
AICC General Secretary Organization K C Venugopal shared on X that Sonia Gandhi has informed Speaker Birla about the appointments for the party's deputy leader, chief whip, and two whips in the Lok Sabha.
Gogoi will serve as the deputy leader, while Kodikunnil Suresh, an eight-time MP from Kerala, will be the party's chief whip. Manickam Tagore, the MP from Virudhunagar, and Mohammad Jawed, the MP from Kishanganj, will be the party's whips.
Earlier, Rahul Gandhi was named the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
“Guided by LoP Rahul Gandhi ji, the Congress and INDIA parties will energetically champion the people’s causes in the Lok Sabha,” Venugopal said.
