Rahul forms 171-member Karnataka Cong committee

NEW DELHI: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has formed a 171-member committee for its state unit, in his preparations for the 2018 Karnataka Assembly. The new Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) announced last week, has 17 vice presidents, 55 general secretaries and 96 secretaries, besides a treasurer. Gandhi had earlier appointed G Parmeshwar as the president of the KPCC and, KC Venugopal as the AICC general secretary in-charge. Gandhi has also approved a proposal to appoint Kameshwar Baitha as Chairman of the SC department of Jharkhand PCC.