Overview
- The All India Congress Committee said the panels take effect immediately with approval from the party president, as conveyed by K.C. Venugopal.
- Bharatsinh Solanki will chair the Strategy Committee, Shaktisinh Gohil will lead the Campaign Committee, and Siddharth Patel will head Election Management.
- Jagdish Thakor will lead Program Implementation, Shailesh Parmar will chair the Manifesto panel, Amee Yajnik will head Media, and Kadir Pirzada will oversee Publicity.
- Party leaders said Election Management will prioritize booth-level planning and that the committees are expected to meet five to six times to review preparations.
- Congress figures described the local body polls as an indicator of grassroots strength ahead of the 2027 Gujarat Assembly elections.