Chandigarh, Sept. 30 -- After keeping everyone guessing for nearly a year, the Congress high command on Monday, appointed former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP).

Congress president, Mallikarjun Kharge also appointed former Haryana minister, Rao Narender Singh as the president of the Haryana Congress. Orders to this effect were issued by party general secretary, KC Venugopal on Monday.

Hooda's appointment as the CLP leader will also mean that he will formally become the leader of opposition in the state assembly.Following the shock victory of the BJP in the 2024 assembly polls, the Congress high command had deliberately avoided naming the leader of the legislature party. Party in...