Ex-minister Pawan Bansal made Congress treasurer as interim measure

Congress on Saturday appointed former Rajya Sabha MP MP MP Pawan Kumar Bansal as the interim treasurer of the All India Congress Committee (AICC). The post fell vacant after the sudden demise of veteran Congressman and sitting Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat, Ahmed Patel earlier this month.

A four-time Lok Sabha MP from Chandigarh, Pawan Kumar Bansal also served one term as a Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab. In addition, Pawan Kumar Bansal has also served as a national spokesperson of the AICC and chairman of the party's research & reference cell in the past.

Towards the beginning of his political career, Pawan Kumar Bansal entered the limelight when he was appointed president of the Punjab unit of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC). His appointment to the top job comes at a time when Congress is looking to challenge not just the BJP but other Opposition parties in the upcoming Assembly elections.