Congress announces panels for poll-bound States; Priyanka to head screening committee for Assam election
Congress has appointed Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as the chairperson of a screening panel for the upcoming Assam Assembly election. The panel, which also includes Lok Sabha MP Saptagiri Ulaka and Rajya Sabha MP Imran Masood, will select potential candidates for the state. The party has also announced screening committees for Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry, with leaders like Madhusudan Mistry (Kerala), Naseer Hussain (Tamil Nadu/Puducherry), T.S. Singh Deo (Tamil Nadu/Puducherry), and B.K. Hariprasad (West Bengal) leading the respective committees.
12 JAN 2026
— The Hindu
The UDF leader, V.D. Satheesan, declared the party will not participate in any protests against the Centre alongside the LDF.
13 JAN 2026
— The Hindu
Congress leadership's potential olive branch to Kerala Congress (M) remains uncertain, with UDF expansion in upcoming elections a possibility.
— The Hindu
The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee is facing internal challenges and external competition as it seeks to regain power from the LDF in the 2026 Assembly elections.
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