New Delhi: Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections later this year, the Congress on Wednesday appointed Pratibha Shinde as the vice president of its Maharashtra unit.

Shinde is a prominent social activist who joined the Congress in December last year.

Nana Patole is the President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC).

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal of appointment of Pratibha Shinde as MPCC vice-president with immediate effect, the party said in a statement.