Pawan Khera, the party spokesperson, has been named the chairman of the media coordination committee for the polls.
On Sunday, the Congress party named party general secretary Randeep Surjewala as chairman of the election management and coordination committee, as it formed various panels for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls.
For the 14-member election management and coordination committee, Mohan Prakash was made the convenor. Senior leaders like Meira Kumar, Tariq Anwar, Shatrughan Sinha, Kirti Azad, Shakeel Ahmed and Sanjay Nirupam are also included in the panel.
The party statement said that its president Sonia Gandhi also approved the setting up of the publicity committee, media coordination committee, public meeting and logistics committee, legal committee and office management committee for the Bihar elections, NDTV reported.
For the publicity committee, Subodh Kumar has been appointed the convenor, whereas Jaeya Mishra was named the co-convenor of the panel.
Pawan Khera, the party spokesperson, has been named the chairman of the media coordination committee for the polls, while Prem Chand Mishra will be the convenor and Rajesh Rathor co-convenor of the panel.
The public meeting and logistics committee will be convened by Brijesh Kumar Munan, while Varun Chopra has been named the chairman of the legal committee.
As a part of the Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance), the Congress would contest the elections in Bihar along with RJD and left parties. The Congress, under the seat-sharing formula decided by the alliance members, will contest 70 of a total 243 seats.
Starting on October 28, the Bihar elections will be held in three phases. The results will be announced on November 10.
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