New Delhi/Kolkata, Jan 7: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday appointed party leaders as AICC Senior Observers for the forthcoming Assembly elections in poll-bound states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and West Bengal, with immediate effect.
As per a press release issued by the AICC, the party appointed former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, and Bandhu Tirkey as senior observers for the Assam Assembly elections.
At the same time, the Congress appointed former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot, Karnataka Minister K.J. George, Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi and Kanhaiya Kumar as senior observers for the Kerala Assembly polls.
For the elections in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, the party appointed Mukul Wasnik, Telangana Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy and Qazi Mohammad Nizamuddin as senior observers.
For the Assembly polls in West Bengal, the Congress appointed Sudip Roy Barman, Shakeel Ahmad Khan and Prakash Joshi as senior observers. (IANS)
