Shimla, Nov. 30 -- Ending more than a year of organisational vacuum in the Himachal Pradesh Congress, senior leader and three-time MLA Vinay Kumar on Sunday formally assumed office as the President of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) at the party headquarters in Shimla.

Kumar said he will focus on strengthening the party and uniting workers to ensure a Congress win in 2027.

His appointment comes after the state Congress committee was dissolved on November 6, 2024. Since then, only Pratibha Singh has been officiating as state president, with no organisational structure in place.

The ceremony witnessed the presence of AICC in-charge Rajani Patil, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, outgoing president and Mandi MP Pratibh...