Congress appoints leaders for election war rooms in five key states

The Congress party has designated election war-room heads for the five states that will hold assembly elections in 2027: Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand. According to a release from the AICC headquarters, general secretary KC Venugopal said the party president approved the proposal with immediate effect. The appointed leaders are Sachin Yadav (Uttar Pradesh), Kannan Gopinathan (Punjab), Imroz Khan (Goa), Biswaranjan Mohanty (Manipur) and Krishan Satrod (Uttarakhand).

An Election Commission team is currently assessing poll readiness, starting with Uttarakhand and then moving to Manipur, Punjab, Goa and Uttar Pradesh. Among the five, Uttar Pradesh, Goa and Uttarakhand are governed by the BJP, while Punjab is under the AAP and Manipur by the Congress. The ECI has not yet released the election timetable.