Keshav Chand new Youth Congress chief

New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday appointed Keshav Chand Yadav as the new national President of the Youth Congress, replacing Amarinder Singh Raja Brar.

Srinivas B.V. has been named Vice President of the youth wing.

In a statement released by General Secretary Ashok Gehlot, the party appreciated the work done by Brar.

Keshav Chand is from Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh and has a long organisational experience in the Youth Congress.

Chand was General Secretary of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) and has been incharge of Orissa, Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh affairs.

Srinivas B.V. belongs to Bhadravati in Shimoga district of Karnataka. He was working as National General Secretary of the IYC.