The Congress on Monday appointed Srinivas BV as the interim president of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC).
The announcement was made by Congress general secretary K C Venugopal.
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Hon’ble Congress President has appointed @srinivasiyc as the interim President of @IYC pic.twitter.com/pYIrvhH1Wm
— INC Sandesh (@INCSandesh) July 29, 2019
Srinivas, who belongs to Karnataka, was the national vice president of the party’s youth wing.
The post of the Youth Congress president fell vacant when Keshav Chand Yadav resigned earlier this month, taking “full responsibility” for the party’s poor performance in the Lok Sabha elections.
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“Heartiest congratulations to our much-loved leader Shri @srinivasiyc on being appointed the Interim President of the Indian Youth Congress. Your humility, love, acceptance and fierce dedication has inspired everyone and it will continue to do so. God bless!” the IYC tweeted.
श्री @srinivasiyc को भारतीय युवा कांग्रेस का अंतरिम अध्यक्ष बनाये जाने पर बधाई और शुभकामनाएं ।
हमें पूरा यकीन है कि संघर्ष की जो महान परंपरा युवा कांग्रेस की रही है, वह आपके नेतृत्व में एक नई मंजिल को हासिल करेगी। pic.twitter.com/rYoZhoIA52— Youth Congress (@IYC) July 29, 2019
(With ANI inputs)