Raipur: Raipur City (West) MLA Vikas Upadhyay has been appointed as All India Congress Committee (AICC) national secretary and general secretary of Assam, an official AICC release said.  

After his appointment, Upadhyay extended heartfelt gratitude to senior Congress leaders including national president Sonia Gandhi, MP Rahul Gandhi, general secretary KC Venugopal, Chhattisgarh Congress in-charge PL Punia, Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, and Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee president Mohan Markam through a Tweet on his official Twitter handle.

Upadhyay is among the powerful Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh. He has played an important role in NSUI and Youth Congress.