Summary:
Senior councillor in Rajkot Municipal Corporation, Gayatriba Vaghela, has been appointed as the president of Gujarat State Mahila Congress, the party announced on Thursday. State Congress president Amit Chavda and other leaders welcomed Vaghela’s appointment and said that it would strengthen the party’s women’s wing. The All India Congress Committee (AICC) said that party president Rahul Gandhi had approved Vaghela’s appointment to the post. She had also served as leader of Congress party in the Corporation. The Gujarat Congress said in a release that Vaghela, who is a lawyer by profession, was elected to Rajkot Municipal Corporation with the highest number of votes for a female councillor..