Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday approved the appointment of former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan as the president of the state's party unit.
"The Congress president also approved the names of office-bearers, executive committee, spokespersons, an advisory council and thirteen district Congress committee presidents of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress," said AICC general secretary Janardan Dwivedi.
Sanjay Nirupam is the (ex-officio) vice president of the state Congress. Apart from Nirupam, there are 18 other vice-presidents.