Congress appoints Shivakumar, Baghel, Tirkey as senior observers for Assam polls

The Congress party has named D K Shivakumar, Bhupesh Baghel, and Bandhu Tirkey as senior observers for the upcoming Assam assembly elections. This move follows the appointment of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to head the screening committee. Elections for Assam's 126 constituencies are anticipated in March-April. An alliance of opposition parties has been formed to contest the polls together.