Gujarat Congress struggles to put its house in order as district chief appointments stalled ahead of 2027 Assembly polls

Gandhinagar: With a little more than a year to go for the assembly election in the state, principal opposition party in the state is a long way from getting its house in order.

The party had appointed its state President in July 2025, the appointment of the District Chiefs have remained stalled so far and in spite of several assurances from the state leadership regarding the appointments to happen shortly, the party workers maintain that there is no visible sign of such efforts within the state machinery.

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The party has been grappling with major disaffection against the incumbent leadership of Amit Chavda, the MLA from Ankalav across North Gujarat, Saurashtra and South Gujarat.

While recently Congress Banaskantha district President Gulabsinh Rajput aired his frustrations with the state leadership, two senior leaders Jagdish Thakor and Baldevji Thakor signalled their desire to move away from active politics.

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