Another senior party leader, H K Patil, will chair the panel for Kerala. The screening committee of the Congress for the eight-phased West Bengal Assembly polls starting March 27 will have Delhi leader J P Aggarwal as its chairman. The Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala will be held in a single phase on April 6 and the counting of votes will be taken up on May 2. Congress president has constituted the screening committee for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry with immediate effect, with Digvijaya Singh as its chairman, a statement issued by the party said.
Read more about Centre only concerned about the rich and powerful: Priyanka Gandhi on Business Standard. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday slammed the BJP-led government at the Centre for not paying heed to farmers concerns over the new agricultural laws
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived here on Monday to campaign for the party in Assam, where the Congress-led seven-party alliance will take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led three-party coalition. Priyanka soon after her arrival offered prayers at the famous Kamakhya Devi Temple, which was rebuilt in 1565 by Koch king Naranarayana and is one of the 51 holy and venerated sites in India.
Assam Congress Media Department Chairperson Bobbeeta Sharma said that during her Assam tour, Priyanka would hold interactions with party office bearers and diverse groups of people of the poll-bound Assam and address public meetings in Tezpur on Tuesday.
Read more about I admire what you do: Rahul Gandhi tells fishermen of Kerala on Business Standard. Gandhi turned seafarer and pulled the net with local fisherman in high sea to get a taste of their life and understand the issues facing them
Read more about Centre using ED, CBI, I-T department to pull down our govts: Congress on Business Standard. The Congress lost its second government in a year after the Puducherry regime fell