AICC observers for poll-bound States

The Congress on Wednesday (January 7, 2026) announced a team of AICC observers for poll-bound States.

While D.K. Shivakumar, Bhupesh Baghel and Bandhu Tirkey have been appointed for Assam, Sachin Pilot, Kanhaiya Kumar, Imran Pratapgarhi, and K.J. George are observers for Kerala. Mukul Wasnik, Uttam Kumar Reddy and Qazi Mohammad Nizamuddin have been appointed for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Sudip Roy Barman, Shakeel Ahmad Khan and Prakash Joshi have been named for West Bengal.

All these States are scheduled to have Assembly elections in the next few months.