Congress appoints Gaurav Gogoi as deputy leader in Lok Sabha; K. Suresh appointed chief whip

Congress leader KC Venugopal on Sunday announced that the party has appointed Gaurav Gogoi as the deputy leader in the Lok Sabha.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he wrote, "Hon'ble CPP Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi ji has written to the Hon'ble Lok Sabha Speaker informing him about the appointment of the Deputy Leader, Chief Whip, and two Whips for the Congress Party in the Lok Sabha. Deputy Leader - Shri @GauravGogoiAsm."

While Gogoi will be the party's deputy leader in the Lower House, eight-time MP from Kerala Kodikunnil Suresh will be the party's chief whip.


Virudhunagar MP Manickam Tagore and Kishanganj MP Mohammad Jawed will be the party's whips in the Lok Sabha.


AICC Venugopal congratulated the new appointees and wrote, " Guided by LOP Shri @RahulGandhi ji, the Congress and INDIA parties will energetically champion the people's causes in the Lok Sabha."

Earlier, the party had named Rahul Gandhi as the Leader of Opposition who was subsequently appointed to the post.