{
  "id": 5797195,
  "title": "Bhupesh Baghel removed as AICC Punjab in-charge, Sachin Pilot brought in",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/bhupesh-baghel-removed-as-aicc-punjab-in-charge-sachin-pilot-brought",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T15:29:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/chandigarh/punjab-congress-infighting-sachin-pilot-replaces-bhupesh-baghel-aicc-in-charge-10864867/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a significant move following the removal of Punjab Congress President Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, the Central Congress Committee has relieved Bhupesh Baghel from his role as General Secretary-in-charge of the state. Baghel has been reassigned to Assam. In place of Baghel, Rajasthan Congress leader Sachin Pilot has been designated as the new AICC General Secretary in charge of Punjab. The Congress committee simultaneously reappointed several other AICC general secretaries and state in-charge officials, effective immediately. Randeep Singh Surjewala has been appointed General Secretary for Gujarat and will also serve as the additional General Secretary for Karnataka. Sukhdeo Bhagat has been given the responsibility of in-charge for Chhattisgarh, Dr Sirivella Prasad for Maharashtra, and P V Mohan for Andhra Pradesh. The Congress also acknowledged the efforts of outgoing General Secretaries/in-charges Jitendra Singh, Ramesh Chennithala, and Manickam Tagore. Mukul Wasnik has been retained as the AICC General Secretary.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Congress replaces Bhupesh Baghel with Sachin Pilot as Punjab general secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/congress-replaces-bhupesh-baghel-with-sachin-pilot-as-punjab-general-5796912",
        "published": "2026-09-05T15:19:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Congress replaces Bhupesh Baghel with Sachin Pilot as Punjab general secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/congress-replaces-bhupesh-baghel-with-sachin-pilot-as-punjab-general",
        "published": "2026-09-05T15:38:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "Two Rajasthan Leaders To Face Off In Punjab As Sachin Pilot Gets Congress Charge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/two-rajasthan-leaders-to-face-off-in-punjab-as-sachin-pilot-gets",
        "published": "2026-09-05T16:51:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}