Chandigarh, Sept. 26 -- Senior leader D Raja was re-elected as the general secretary of the Communist Party of India on the concluding day of the party's 25th National Congress on Thursday. The party also announced the formation of a 11-member national secretariat comprising Amarjeet Kaur and Girish Sharma, among others, along with a 31-member executive committee.

Senior CPI leader from Punjab, Hardev Arshi, was elected a member of the Central Control Commission, a party statement said. The 25th Congress of the CPI was held here from September 21 to 25 in which over 800 delegates from across the country took part.

During the proceedings on Thursday, the CPI adopted a slew of resolutions with Punjab leader Arshi demanding the restoration...