In the worst mass shooting in US' history, at least 50 people were killed and 53 others injured when a "lone wolf" gunman opened fire in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
Because of the scale of the crime the (Florida) governor has been asked to declare a state of emergency.
Senior leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kamal Nath were appointed Congress general secretaries by party Chief Sonia Gandhi.
Azad has been made in charge of Uttar Pradesh and Kamal Nath will look after Punjab and Haryana. Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab are scheduled early next year.
So far Madhusudan Mistry was looking after Uttar Pradesh and Shakeel Ahmed was taking care of Punjab and Haryana.