Congress appoints Eknath Gaikwad as ‘acting president' of Mumbai unit

The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Friday appointed senior party leader Eknath Gaikwad as the acting president of Mumbai Regional Congress Committee (MRCC), following the resignation of Milind Deora from the post.

Deora resigned from his post as the MRCC president owning moral responsibility for the dismissal performance of the Congress in the recent Lok Sabha polls in which the party failed to even one of the six seats in



Mumbai.

In a statement announcement appointing Gaikwad as the acting president of MRCC, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal appreciated the contribution made by Deora as the outgoing Mumbai unit president.

Gaikwad is currently the working president of MRCC. 

Gaikwad's appointment as the MRCC’s acting president comes in the run-up to the State Assembly polls to be held next month.