Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 24 -- Top Congress leaders from Kerala convened at the residence of party chief Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi on Friday to discuss the strategy for the upcoming assembly polls in the state, even as senior leader Shashi Tharoor skipped the meeting amid reports that he is "very upset" over the treatment meted out to him by the party, people aware of the matter said.

Kharge, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, AICC general secretary KC Venugopal took part in the discussions with Kerala LoP VD Satheesan, former LoP Ramesh Chennithala, KPCC chief Sunny Joseph and working president Shafi Parambil among others.

The meeting comes days before the election committee of the KPCC is set to convene on January 27 w...