Congress Deploys Top Leaders for Assam Polls: Shivakumar, Baghel, Tirkey Lead Observer Team

• Congress appointed Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, and former Jharkhand MLA Bandhu Tirkey as senior observers for Assam assembly elections.
• AICC general secretary KC Venugopal announced observer teams for five states/UTs: Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry.
• The appointments follow Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's role as screening committee chairperson for Assam polls; observers are considered her close aides.
• Assam elections for 126 constituencies are likely to take place in March-April.
• Congress has formed an alliance with CPI(M), Raijor Dal, AJP, CPI, CPI(ML) Liberation, JDA, and APHLC to jointly contest the polls.

Why It Matters: Congress strengthens its Assam election strategy by appointing senior observers and forming a broad alliance.