Sukhu (48) was appointed Working President of the state Congress in January when senior leader Virbhadra Singh (78) quit the post after becoming Chief Minister. A two-time MLA, Sukhu had also been state NSUI and Youth Congress president.
The announcement made today by AICC general secretary Janardan Dwivedi, a day after a new PCC chief for Bihar was announced, appears to have set in motion the much-awaited PCC reshuffle pending in a number of states.
"Congress President Sonia Gandhi has appointed Sukhu as the President of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee with immediate effect," Dwivedi said in a press release.
Their appointment is in line with the party's renewed focus on youths and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's long-term plans for strengthening the party orgnisation in the states.
The new PCC heads were appointed after Rahul's recent interaction with party leaders from the AICC to block levels in a number of states.