Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been appointed chairperson of the screening committee for selection of candidates for the upcoming Assam assembly elections. All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal on Saturday night announced the formation of screening committees for the five states and Union territories going to polls in the first half of this year.  

The four-member committees were formed for Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry to finalise candidate lists to contest the forthcoming state elections, a statement issued by the party said.