Chandigarh, Sep 29 (PTI) Shortly after the Congress on Monday appointed Rao Narender Singh as the new president of its Haryana unit, senior leader Capt Ajay Singh Yadav hit out, saying the party needs to introspect on its "falling graph" in the state.

Naming former Haryana minister Singh as the next state unit chief, the Congress picked up the OBC leader from the Ahirwal belt.

The party also appointed 78-year-old former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda as the CLP leader in the state, with the appointments coming nearly a year after the party failed to wrest power from the BJP.

Singh is considered close to Hooda.

Shortly after Rao's appointment, Yadav reacted sharply.

"The Congress needs to introspect regarding the falling graph of party in Haryana... Rahul Gandhi Ji wanted Haryana

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