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Maha: New MPCC president Harshvardhan Sapkal to take charge on Feb 18

Mumbai, Feb 17 (UNI) Newly appointed Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Harshvardhan Sapkal will officially take charge from Nana Patole on Tuesday.
The ceremony will be attended by Congress’ Maharashtra in-charge Ramesh Chennithala, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Mukul Wasnik, senior leader and Congress Working Committee member Balasaheb Thorat and several other party workers, said a release here on Monday.
Patole successfully led the Maharashtra Congress for four years, guiding the party through elections, bye-elections and the Lok Sabha polls, where Congress performed well in the state.
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