The Congress on Sunday appointed its senior leader Ajay Maken as the new party treasurer, replacing Pawan Kumar Bansal.
Mr. Maken is considered a close confidant of Rahul Gandhi and was without any post since he resigned as Congress general secretary in charge of Rajasthan a few months ago.
"The Congress president has appointed Ajay Maken as the treasurer of the All India Congress Committee, with immediate effect," Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal said in a statement.