Congress Deploys Gehlot, Baghel, Adhir as Senior Observers for Bihar Assembly Polls

The party is tightening its Bihar apparatus to coordinate the campaign across districts before expected multi‑phase voting.

Overview

The Congress named Ashok Gehlot, Bhupesh Baghel, and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as AICC senior observers for the Bihar election.
The Congress President approved the appointment of 41 District Election Observers with immediate effect, according to the party’s notice.
Bihar has historically voted in multiple phases, and polling is expected to follow a similar pattern based on recent cycles.
The contest is set to feature the ruling NDA of BJP, JD(U) and LJP (Ram Vilas) against the INDIA bloc led by the RJD with Congress and Left allies.
In the 243-member assembly, the NDA holds 131 seats and the INDIA bloc has 111, underscoring a closely balanced landscape heading into the polls.