Shimla, Oct. 8 -- Lying defunct for nearly 11 months now, the new Congress Pradesh Congress Committee may be put in place, likely by the end of this month.

An indication regarding this was given by chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday after his return from Delhi after meeting senior party leaders.

Himachal Pradesh Congress committee (HPCC) has been lying defunct since November last year after party's national president Mallikarjun Kharge dissolved the committee on November 6, 2024, along with the district and block units. However, the party high command had retained Pratibha Singh as president of the unit. However, her tenure had come to an end in April this year.

Sukhu said, "The preparations for the formation of the state...