O n December 16, 2023, the Congress had announced Jitendra ‘ Jitu’ Patwari as their new Madhya Pradesh state president, signalling a generational change as he replaced veteran Kamal Nath. Patwari took over just after the somewhat humiliating defeat in the assembly poll, where the party won just 66 out of 230 seats—a near-halving of its 2018 tally of 114, that too in a poll many pundits believed the Congress should have won. Almost a year into office, has Patwari managed to deliver ... Jitu Patwari is a Congress leader and former MLA from Rau, Madhya Pradesh. He was the cabinet minister of higher education, youth and sports affairs and the president of MPCC. He lost the 2023 election and faced several criminal cases. Jitu Patwari (born 19 November 1973) is a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Rau Vidhan Sabha. [3] He is also the Secretary of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee. Congress replaces Kamal Nath with Jitu Patwari as party's Madhya Pradesh chief after poll defeat. Patwari lost to a BJP candidate from the Rau assembly seat. His selection is seen as the party's ...