Current status: As of mid-2025, the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) remains unreconstituted nearly six to eight months after its dissolution.  On Nov 6, 2024, AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge dissolved the entire state Congress unit.  Since then, no full state executive has been named.  Pratibha Singh – the outgoing HPCC president (term ended April 2025) and widow of former CM Virbhadra Singh – continues as interim state chief.  Frustration is mounting among party workers: at a May 2025 Bilaspur meeting, activists publicly vented anger at the “inordinate delay” and even demanded Pratibha’s resignation if committees were not formed.  Party sources note Congress in-charge Rajani (Ashokrao) Patil has met state leaders in Delhi and Shimla, and is expected to visit Himachal soon to finalise the new executive.  Observers stress the urgency: Panchayati Raj elections are due later in 2025, and leaders ask how the party can contest local polls “without an organisation” in place

• According to news reports, “the Congress high command in Himach has not been able to form a new organisation for about seven months,” leaving the state unit largely non-functional.  The delay has prompted repeated meetings; for example, Pratibha Singh has met local MLAs and officials to discuss reconstitution.  Nevertheless, as of June 2025 all organisational posts below the president remain vacant, and Congress workers fear the party’s grassroots machinery has “gone downhill” without a functioning state committee
• Key points: The HPCC was formally dissolved on Nov 6, 2024. Pratibha Singh remains in charge by AICC order.  Rajani Patil (Himachal in-charge) has since held talks with state leaders; a new structure is said to be imminent.  Party workers stress that the delay (now ~6–8 months) is untenable given upcoming elections

Congress insiders report a bitter factional split in Himachal that is blocking consensus on leadership.  Broadly, two camps have emerged: one around former CM Virbhadra Singh’s family and supporters (headed by Pratibha Singh and including her son, Minister Vikramaditya Singh) and another aligned with current CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and his loyalists.  Observers say each side wants to install its own candidate as HPCC president and fill key slots with allies.  This rivalry came out into the open on multiple occasions.  For instance, D.P. Gupta of Himachal Guardian notes that the organcation overhaul “has turned into a fight of one-upmanship” between Sukhu and the Virbhadra/Pratibha faction.  A recent meeting in Bilaspur saw rival Congress workers chanting slogans at one another in front of Pratibha Singh  .

• Party figures describe the split as “Holly Lodge camp” (Pratibha/Vikramaditya/Virbhadra loyalists) versus “Sukhu camp” (Sukhu and his close associates).  Names mentioned from the CM’s side include MLA Sanjay Awasthi, Minister Anirudh Singh and MLA Chander Shekhar as possible HPCC leaders.  Conversely, the Virbhadra faction stresses Pratibha’s role in winning elections and has protested being sidelined.
• Public skirmishes reflect this feud.  Two high-profile Facebook posts in May 2025 – one by Deputy CM Mukesh Agnihotri and one by PWD Minister Vikramaditya Singh – drew media attention as evidence of an internal power struggle.  (A source noted “Mukesh Agnihotri is from the Virbhadra camp, but this is the first time Vikramaditya has openly supported Agnihotri, especially at a time when the high command is keen to reorganise the disbanded Congress units” .)  In the aftermath, BJP opponents seized on the in-fighting: during a Bilaspur event in May, BJP demanded the resignations of CM Sukhu and PCC chief Pratibha Singh, calling the Congress “paralysed” by factional infighting .
   
• Even within the Congress, leaders acknowledge the need for consensus to end the deadlock.  State president Pratibha Singh herself has insisted that any new HPCC head must be chosen “with consensus” and have strong grassroots influence.  Ex-HPCC chief Kuldeep Rathor has urged the high command to grant “full authority” to the state president for smooth functioning.  But for now, these factions and rival demands remain the clearest obstacles to a swift reorganisation.
   

The AICC has played a central role in the delay.  After the Nov 2024 dissolution, national leaders set the terms: Kharge ordered the unit disbanded (citing poor LS poll performance) but directed that Pratibha Singh continue as PCC president.  Rajani Patil (a Rajya Sabha MP and former Himachal in-charge) was appointed the new state in-charge and has been tasked with consulting local leaders on the reorganisation.  In late Feb 2025, Patil flew to Shimla, meeting CM Sukhu, DyCM Agnihotri, and other ministers to discuss the new setup .  Sukhu later told reporters that Patil has held “discussions with all the ministers, MLAs and workers on the expansion of the executive,” and that first “the executive will be formed…followed by deciding the future [leadership]”

• Central leaders are reportedly seeking a balanced approach.  News analyses note the high command allowed Pratibha to remain in place (mirroring a similar move in 2019).  Meanwhile, party sources say senior Congress figures like Rajiv Shukla, Bhupender Singh Hooda and D.K. Shivakumar have been involved in talks on Himachal affairs   However, insiders admit the process has been slow: Bhaskar News observed that “despite repeated requests from state Congress leaders, the is not being formed,” and party workers have publicly chastised the high command for a seven-month stalemate .
   
• Key statements by Congress leaders highlight this dynamic.  Pratibha Singh told the media she had “placed our demand for the formation of the state Congress body before the state in-charge,” and that a postponed meeting with Patil would be held “soon” .  She and others have urged the AICC to act “without further delay” in filling posts .  CM Sukhu similarly emphasized that the focus is on expanding the HPCC under Pratibha’s leadership: he explicitly denied any discussion about appointing a new state president during his Delhi meetings 
• Central involvement: In sum, the AICC (Kharge/PCC in-charge) has dictated that Pratibha Singh stay on as interim chief while holding consultations, but the actual naming of a new team has been repeatedly deferred.  Local leaders blame this indecision on central caution in the face of local factionalism.  One Tribune report quotes a senior Congress leader demanding the high command “form the committees without further delay,” reflecting mounting impatience with the waiting game .
   

Several political events have intensified the HP Congress crisis and delayed restructuring:

• Ministerial Resignation (Feb 2024): PWD Minister Vikramaditya Singh (Virbhadra Singh’s son) abruptly quit Sukhu’s cabinet on Feb 28, 2024.  His resignation followed the Congress’s defeat in a Rajya Sabha election (when six Congress MLAs cross-voted) and came with a sharp critique: Vikramaditya said MLAs had been “overlooked” and their voices “stifled” under the current leadership .  This high-profile exit from the government highlighted the fault lines between Sukhu’s camp and the Virbhadra faction.
   
• Rajya Sabha Election (Feb 2024): The cross-voting episode itself exposed deep discontent.  Six Congress MLAs defied the party whip to help BJP’s candidate win the state’s lone RS seat.  The backlash within Congress led to suspensions and shuffling of MLAs, and it sharpened the blame game that fed into the organisational stalemate.
   
• Public Confrontations (Apr–May 2025): In April–May 2025, a flurry of public confrontations underscored the chaos.  At a “Save the Constitution” event in Bilaspur, ordinary Congress workers aired multiple grievances – from alleged mismanagement of government issues to the lack of party organisation.  BJP leaders were quick to amplify these scenes: state BJP spokesmen demanded the resignations of CM Sukhu and PCC chief Pratibha Singh, describing Congress as in “crisis” and citing the Bilaspur slogans as evidence of factional breakdown .  Simultaneously, a media kerfuffle over two Congress ministers’ Facebook posts (see above) kept the infighting in the headlines.
   
• Other internal moves: Reports indicate that various minor leaders have publicly pressed for specific posts or changes (for example, accusations that “turncoat” politicians are being favoured for board positions .  While these are secondary to the core leadership question, they reflect the general disorder.
   

Both Congress insiders and critics have made public statements tying the delay to the above issues:

• Pratibha Singh (State PCC Chief): She has repeatedly called for an “immediate formation” of the new state body, insisting appointments be made by consensus .  After returning from Delhi talks, Pratibha told reporters the reconstitution meeting had been postponed “due to prevailing national circumstances” but would occur “soon” .  She stressed that any new HPCC head should have strong leadership credentials, not be a “rubber stamp”, echoing earlier comments by her son Vikramaditya.  Pratibha also said that suggestions on the reorganisation had been discussed with CM Sukhu and Dy CM Agnihotri .  In press statements she has argued that hardworking long-time party members – rather than defectors – deserve organisational posts, criticizing any perception that “party-hoppers” are being preferred 
• Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (Chief Minister): Sukhu has downplayed the notion of a new president, instead framing the priority as “expanding the executive” (i.e. filling committee positions) under the current chief .  He told reporters in March 2025 that all discussions were with Congress in-charge Patil, and he reaffirmed that Pratibha Singh remains the HPCC president.  Sukhu’s statements suggest he wants a cooperative process with the AICC, though critics interpret his stance as resisting change at the top.
   
• Other Congress leaders: In March 2025, a senior party leader at a Bilaspur meeting bluntly warned that six months without a working party structure was untenable, urging the central command to act without delay .  Ex-MLA Kuldeep Rathor publicly advised that the high command give the HPCC president full authority to run the party smoothly , implicitly supporting Pratibha’s position.  On the opposing side, Pratibha’s son Vikramaditya said he had briefed the high command on the state situation after his resignation , suggesting the AICC is aware of the internal dissent.
   
• BJP and others: Opposition figures have seized on the paralysis.  BJP state leaders have accused the Congress of “financial mismanagement” and “internal discord,” and openly demanded that Sukhu and Pratibha step down .  While these comments come from opponents, they echo the atmosphere of crisis within the HPCC.  Even neutral observers note that a half-complete party apparatus undermines governance and grassroots work.
   

Sources: Recent coverage of Himachal Congress affairs in 2024–25 highlights how factional infighting (especially between Sukhu’s and Virbhadra Singh’s camps), combined with AICC caution, have delayed the HPCC reorganisation. Party leaders’ own statements (Pratibha Singh, Vikramaditya Singh, etc.) and meeting reports consistently link the delay to this internal rivalry and call for a consensus-based solution.