New Delhi, February 19 The Congress party has established key committees within its Puducherry unit to prepare for the upcoming assembly elections.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the formation of the Pradesh Election Committee, Election Management and Coordination Committee, Manifesto Committee, Campaign Committee, and Publicity and Media Committee for the upcoming Puducherry assembly elections, according to a party statement.
The 17-member Pradesh Election Committee includes prominent figures such as Pradesh Congress Committee chief Ve. Vaithilingam, M. Vaithianathan, former Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy, A. V., Subramanian, and Ramesh Parambath.
Vaithilingam will serve as the Chairman of the Committee, while Vaithianathan will be the Vice Chairman.
In addition to the 17 members, the panel will also include 11 ex-officio members, including AICC in-charge Girish Chodankar, AICC Secretaries T. N. Prathapan, Suraj M. N. Hegde, and Nivedith Alva.
The 9-member Election Management and Coordination Committee has Narayanasamy as its Chairman and M Vaithianathan as its Vice Chairman.
The 16-member Election Manifesto Committee has R.K.R. Anantharaman as its Chairman and E. Rajendran and P. Karthikeyan as Vice Chairmen. In addition, the panel will also include seven permanent invitees.
The Congress has also established a 15-member campaign committee with M.O.H.F. Shajahan as its Chairman and R. Kamalakannan as its Vice Chairman. In addition, there will be five permanent invitees to the campaign committee.
The 11-member Publicity and Media Committee will be headed by P. K. Devadoss, with M. Vaithianathan as the Vice Chairman.
Assembly elections are expected in Puducherry in April.
