Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday conceded one of the key demands of Sachin Pilot by removing Avinash Pandey as party general secretary in charge of Rajasthan.

The Pilot group believes Pandey is biased and never tries to solve any problem objectively, leading to the eruption of the rebellion that imperilled the government. Senior leader Ajay Maken has been appointed general secretary in his place.

Maken will also be a member of a committee that also has Ahmed Patel and K.C. Venugopal that will look into the grievances of the Pilot group.

Maken, who was part of the team that handled the rebellion in Rajasthan, is considered close to Rahul Gandhi.

Maken had been general secretary in charge of communications before he took over as Delhi Congress chief.