Silchar, Jan. 5 -- The Congress has appointed party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as the chairperson of its screening committee for the upcoming Assam assembly elections, signalling the party's formal push to prepare for the polls due later this year. The decision was announced late Saturday night through a notification issued by All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal. According to the notification, screening committees have been constituted for five states and Union Territories scheduled to go to the polls in the first half of 2026. For Assam, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is also an AICC general secretary and a Member of Parliament from Wayanad, will head the four-member screening panel. Lok Sabha MP...