LUCKNOW, Oct. 17 -- Pharenda MLA Virendra Chaudhary was on Friday appointed Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader, following the appointment of Aradhana Mishra as the Uttar Pradesh Congress president by the party's central leadership. Congress spokesperson Anshu Awasthi said Mishra formally informed Assembly principal secretary Pradeep K Dubey of the change in the presence of Chaudhary. The Speaker will issue the formal notification, he added. Congratulating Chaudhary on his new responsibility, Mishra expressed confidence in his leadership. Chaudhary thanked the national leadership, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, and said the Congress would be the voice of people in distress and those in need. He added that the party would raise issues concerning all sections, castes and religious communities in the Assembly, along with matters related to the state's development....