THE NEW STATE LIEUTENANTS

These Congress state chiefs fulfil one of the two criteria— appetite to take on PM Modi or loyalty to Rahul Gandhi

NANA PATOLE

Appointed Maharashtra unit chief in January. The BJP defector joined the Congress in 2018.

ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY

Made Telangana unit chief in July. A former ABVP member who has also had stints in the TRS and TDP. He joined the Congress in 2017.

NAVJOT SINGH SIDHU

The Rahul-Priyanka favourite has been given charge of the Punjab Congress. Defected from the BJP in 2017.

GANESH GODIYAL

Became Uttarakhand unit chief in July. He is known to be critical of senior leaders in the state.

BHUPEN KUMAR BORAH

A Rahul loyalist. Bora was inducted as an AICC secretary by Rahul in 2013.