CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Congress Working Committee Appointed Priyanka Gandhi as General Secretary of UP (East), later she has taken charge of General Secretary (AICC ). CLP Leader of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee is Aradhana Misra 3rd Term MLA from Rampur Khas, Pratapgarh.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sonia Gandhi is the longest serving president of the party, having held the office for over twenty years from 1998 to 2017 and from 2019 to 2022. The latest election of President was held on 17 October 2022, in which Mallikarjun Kharge became the new President defeating Shashi Tharoor.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Hindi: Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha) is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Uttar Pradesh. There are 403 seats in the house filled by direct election using a single-member first-past-the-post system.

Detailed explanation-4: -With its first President being Utkalamani Gopabandhu Das the formation of Utkal Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) gave impetus to formation of Odisha state.

Detailed explanation-5: -The All India Congress Committee (AICC) is the presidium or the central decision-making assembly of the Indian National Congress.