Uday Bhanu Chib, former president of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Youth Congress was appointed the national president of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Sunday. Chib will take over from Srinivas B V as the chief of the youth wing of the country's principal opposition party.
Uday Bhanu Chib, who is serving as the general secretary of IYC, has been appointed as the president of the organisation with immediate effect by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, a party statement said.
Chib's promotion in the IYC ranks comes at a time when the Congress is heading into a closely-fought Assembly battle in Jammu and Kashmir. Chib was part of the Congress's manifesto committee for the elections in the Union Territory.
"Hon'ble Congress President has appointed Shri Uday Bhanu Chib, currently General Secretary of the Indian Youth Congress and former President of the Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Youth Congress, as the President of the Indian Youth Congress, with immediate effect. The party appreciates the contributions of the outgoing President, Shri Srinivas BV," the Congress statement signed by General Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal read.
In June, Chib had asserted that only the Congress can meet the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. He had called on the youth of the Valley to keep the momentum from the Lok Sabha polls going by continuing to throw their weight behind the grand old party.
In his recent public addresses, Chib had come down heavily on the NDA government for its failure in addressing basic issues affecting the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Congress is fighting the ongoing J&K Assembly elections in a pre-poll alliance with the National Conference (NC). As per the agreement between the two parties, NC will contest 52 seats while the Congress will contest 31 seats.
Both have fielded candidates on these five seats who will engage in a friendly contest on these five seats.