New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- The Congress on Wednesday appointed former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar as senior party observers for the Assam Assembly polls.

Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot has been named as a senior observer for the election in Kerala.

Karnataka minister K J George, Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi and party leader Kanhaiya Kumar have been appointed as observers for the Kerala Assembly polls, along with Pilot.

Besides Baghel and Shivakumar, Congress leader Bandhu Tirkey will also be an observer for the Assam polls.

For the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Assembly polls, senior party leader Mukul Wasnik and Telangana minister Uttam Kumar Reddy have ...