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New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday named Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma as leader and deputy leader, respectively, of the party in the Rajya Sabha. A statement issued by party general secretary Janardan Dwivedi said the decision was taken by the Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi “exercising her authorisation by the Congress party in parliament”. [caption id=“attachment_1561353” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Ghulam Nabi Azad. AFP[/caption] Both Azad and Sharma were union ministers in the previous Congress-led government at the Centre. IANS
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