New Delhi, Jan. 19 -- : After a brainstorming session in the national capital with its senior leaders and top leadership, Congress has strategically decided to go with collective leadership in the upcoming Kerala Assembly polls rather than projecting a chief ministerial face in the state.

The party held marathon meetings with Kerala leaders here at the Congress War Room on Monday.

AICC general secretaries Tariq Anwar and KC Venugopal and Kerala team comprising PCC chief Mullappally Ramachandra, Ommen Chandy and Ramesh Chennithala were present in the meetings with Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi.

After the meetings, PCC chief Mullupali Ramchandran told ANI: "The upcoming Assembly election in Kerala was ...