Lucknow, Nov 2 Union Minister Anupriya Patel was unanimously re-elected as the national president of Apna Dal (Sonelal) for a third consecutive term at the party’s national convention held here on Monday.
A proposal to elect Patel to the post was moved by party MLA Rinki Kol and was unanimously approved by delegates at the convention held at Gandhi Auditorium in Kaiserbagh, the party said in a statement.
Patel, who had earlier served as the party’s national president, was accompanied by her husband and Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Ashish Patel, who is the party’s national vice-president. State president R P Gautam and several senior party functionaries also attended the convention.
Party MLAs Jai Kumar Singh Jackie, R K Patel, Rashmi Arya, Surbhi, Jeetlal and Rakesh Dwivedi were among those present. Former MP and national general secretary Nagendra Patel, national treasurer O P Katiyar, national general secretaries R B Singh and K K Patel and other office-bearers also attended the meeting.
The convention also discussed several proposed amendments to the party constitution, which were approved through resolutions.
Organisational strengthening, the party’s future political strategy, expansion and issues related to social justice were among the other matters discussed at the meeting, the statement said.
(PTI News)
