Overview
- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge approved a campaign committee and a manifesto committee for the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee ahead of the April–May 2026 Assembly elections.
- The first meeting of the campaign panel is scheduled for 16 February at the KPCC headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram.
- Committee chair Ramesh Chennithala said Shashi Tharoor is unlikely to attend the maiden meeting due to a leg injury, and Tharoor’s X account shows he is in the United States for events over the weekend.
- The campaign committee includes convenor Shafi Parambil and members Hibi Eden, Roji M. John, C. R. Mahesh, Mathew Kuzhalnadan, Ramya Haridas, M. Liju and Deepthi Mary Varghese.
- The manifesto panel is led by Benny Behanan with Kodikkunnil Suresh as co‑chair and Dean Kuriakose and Jebi Mather as members.