Tamil Nadu Assembly elections: Congress sets up state panels led by K Selvaperunthagai

The Congress has formed state-level panels for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, approved by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. A 37-member Pradesh Election Committee will be chaired by K Selvaperunthagai, alongside campaign, manifesto, and election management committees led by senior party leaders, with additional invitees from frontal organisations and AICC officials.

The Congress moved to step up preparations for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on Friday. The party formed several state-level panels to handle campaign planning, media work and coordination. A party statement said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge approved the proposal to create these committees for Tamil Nadu.

The Congress is contesting the Tamil Nadu polls in alliance with the ruling DMK. Under the seat-sharing plan, the DMK allotted 28 seats to the Congress. The DMK also gave four seats to the Vaiko-led MDMK. The Indian Union Muslim League and Manithaneya Makkal Katchi got two seats each.

Congress Tamil Nadu elections committees approved by Kharge

For election planning, the party created a 37-member Pradesh Election Committee. K Selvaperunthagai chaired the panel, with S Rajeshkumar as vice-chairperson. P Chidambaram, Manickam Tagore, A Chellakumar, Sasikanth Senthil and Vijay Vasanth were among its members. Frontal organisation chiefs and AICC in-charge and secretaries also joined as members.

Congress Tamil Nadu elections campaign and manifesto panels

The Campaign Committee had 51 members and additional permanent invitees. A Chellakumar headed the campaign panel, and S Jothimani served as vice-chairperson. The party also formed an Election Manifesto Committee with 26 members and additional permanent invitees. Karti Chidambaram led it, with Raj Kumar as vice-chairman.

S Jothimani, Vijay Vasanth and Sasikanth Senthil were among the members of the manifesto panel. The Congress also set up an Election Management and Coordination Committee. Manickam Tagore headed that committee. Its members included C D Meiyappan, P Chidambaram, A Chellakumar and K V Thankabalu, among others.

Congress Tamil Nadu elections publicity and media committee

To manage messaging, the party constituted a 73-member Publicity and Media Management Committee. Vijay Vasanth was named chairman. Anand Sreenivasan was appointed vice-chairman. The committee was part of a wider set of panels meant to support the party’s election work across Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu is likely to vote in April. The party’s committee structure covered election planning, campaigning, manifesto drafting, coordination, and media management. The panels were announced as the Congress and the DMK prepared for the next Assembly contest under their existing alliance arrangement.

With inputs from PTI