The Congress on Friday launched its first listing of 39 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will contest the elections from Kerala’s Wayanad, the constituency he has represented since 2019.
Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will contest from the Rajnandgaon constituency.
Shashi Tharoor has been fielded from Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram, a seat he has held since 2009. Tharoor will contest towards Bharatiya Janata Occasion chief and Union IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
Congress Basic Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal will contest the polls from the Kerala’s Alappuzha constituency. He had held the seat from 2009 to 2019.
DK Suresh, the brother of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivkumar, will contest from his present Bangalore Rural seat.
The occasion’s Meghalaya chief Vincent Pala has been given a ticket to combat the polls from the Shillong constituency. He has been an MP from the seat since 2009.
#WATCH | Congress Basic Secretary KC Venugopal says, ”Central election committee of Congress has chosen 39 listing of candidates right now. By which Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s identify is there, and Former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel’s identify is there…” pic.twitter.com/lbk4ybxSep
— ANI (@ANI) March 8, 2024
The BJP launched its first listing of 195 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections on March 2. The occasion has fielded Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi and Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah from Gandhinagar.
The BJP additionally gave an election ticket to former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to contest the polls from the state’s Vidhisha constituency.
The Election Fee is but to announce the schedule for the Lok Sabha elections. In 2019, the mannequin code of conduct for the overall election was imposed within the second week of March and polling occurred between April and Might in seven phases.
This can be a growing story. It is going to be up to date as new particulars can be found.