Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Congress Names Aradhana Mishra Uttar Pradesh State Chief
The Congress has chosen Aradhana Mishra to lead its party in Uttar Pradesh.
She is an elected lawmaker who has represented Rampur Khas for three terms.
Before this job, she led the Congress group in the state Assembly.
Her father, Pramod Tiwari, is also a senior Congress politician.
The party has also appointed leaders from other social groups to senior roles.
Congress leaders say Mishra’s first task is to build confidence among party workers.
The change comes as the party prepares for the 2027 state election.
Congress and the Samajwadi Party are also discussing how to share seats.
The Congress replaced Ajay Rai with three-term MLA Aradhana Mishra as its Uttar Pradesh state president on Friday.
Mishra represents Rampur Khas and previously led the Congress Legislature Party in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
A Brahmin leader and daughter of veteran Congress politician Pramod Tiwari, she entered the Assembly in a 2014 by-election.
The party also appointed Devinder Nishad and Alok Prasad as senior vice presidents, adding OBC and Dalit representation to its state team.
The appointments come ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections and as the Congress discusses seat-sharing with Samajwadi Party.
- Who
- The Congress appointed Aradhana Mishra as its Uttar Pradesh state president, replacing Ajay Rai.
- What
- Mishra, a three-term MLA from Rampur Khas, was named to lead the state party.
- When
- Friday; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- The appointments are intended to strengthen the party’s organisation and social representation ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.
- New state president
- Aradhana Mishra, also known as Mona
- Previous state president
- Ajay Rai, who had held the position since August 2023
- Constituency
- Rampur Khas
- Assembly terms
- Three; she first entered the Assembly in a 2014 by-election
- Father
- Pramod Tiwari, a veteran Congress politician and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha
- Other senior vice presidents named
- Devinder Nishad and Alok Prasad
- Electoral context
- Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections are due in 2027
- Alliance discussions
- Congress is in talks with the Samajwadi Party on seat-sharing