Agaratal / New Delhi, March 2 (TIWN): Ahead of Lok Sabha election, Congress National President Rahul Gandhi has appointed Tripura’s youth icon, Royal scion Pradyot Manikya as Congress State President replacing Birjit Sinha and today in the presence top Congress leaders Pradyot Manikya was welcomed in the party.

Huge numbers of Congress supporters gathered at Congress Bhawan to greet Maharaja Pradyot Manikya as Congress President.

Various religions’ people also participated in the welcoming ceremony and a rally was organized in this regard.

At 4 pm Pradyot Manikya to address the press at Congress HQ.