The former union minister Sushil Shinde and Ranjeet Ranjan has been appointed as the general secretary in-charge and secretary All India Congress Committee (AICC) respectively for Himachal Pradesh. Senior leader Ambika Soni had the day before requested to be relieved from her responsibility as in-charge of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand due to reasons of health. She will continue as general secretary AICC of Jammu and Kashmir. Sonia Gandhi has appointed Ruchi Gupta as joint secretary of the AICC.On July 21, senior leader Ambika Soni on Friday quit from all party posts. Also Read: Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi PM Modi holds farewell dinner for President Pranab Mukherjee Boy killed by leopard in UP village