Overview
- For Assam, Bhupesh Baghel, D.K. Shivakumar and Bandhu Tirkey were named senior observers, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra chairs the screening committee for the state.
- Sachin Pilot, K.J. George, Imran Pratapgarhi and Kanhaiya Kumar were appointed as senior observers for Kerala.
- Mukul Wasnik, Uttam Kumar Reddy and Qazi Mohammad Nizamuddin will oversee preparations in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
- Sudip Roy Barman, Shakeel Ahmad Khan and Prakash Joshi were tasked as senior observers for West Bengal.
- The AICC said the appointments take immediate effect, with observers directed to begin consultations and file periodic reports ahead of polls expected between March and May 2026.