Overview
- Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi held nearly six hours of closed-door talks in New Delhi with Kerala leaders on unity and election preparedness.
- The central leadership delivered a stern directive to curb factional polarities and present a united front ahead of local body polls and the 2026 assembly election.
- Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan and KPCC president Sunny Joseph outlined a road map featuring ward-level booth committees, door-to-door outreach, new voter enrolment and rancour-free candidate selection.
- The party plans to begin its local body campaign on November 1 with a focus on livelihood concerns alongside state issues such as Sabarimala and the proposed SIR project.
- Kharge and AICC in-charge Deepa Dasmunshi publicly rejected claims of rifts and predicted victory, while leaders privately raised disquiet over Youth Congress and KPCC reorganisations.