New Delhi, May 27 -- All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Monday named Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi as the president of the party's Assam unit, replacing Bhupen Kumar Borah, who headed the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee for nearly four years. Various Congress leaders played a significant role in his new appointment, as they had reportedly written a letter to the top party leadership.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge approved Gogoi's appointment as well as announced three new working presidents to steer the state unit of the party.

A host of Congress leaders, including former ministers and legislators, Pankaj Bora, Tanka Bahadur Rai, Mohd Nurzamal Sarkar, Rajib Lochan Pegu, Ramprasad Sarma, including ministerial colleagues of forme...