Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- Ahead of the municipal corporation (MC) elections slated for December, the Congress high command has accommodated former Chandigarh MP and Union minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, 78, into a newly constituted committee while entrusting sitting MP Manish Tewari with a decisive role in steering the party's electoral preparations.

Bansal has been included in the 'Political affairs committee' but not in the 'State Election Committee', which is headed by Tewari and is expected to play a crucial role in the run-up to the polls.

The composition of the two committees, announced by the All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Friday, triggered considerable discussion within the city Congress unit as the political equation between t...