New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday launched one other record of 16 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The social gathering fielded Vikramaditya Singh from Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi. He was fielded towards BJP candidate and Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut. Manish Tewari was given a ticket from Chandigarh.
Tewari will contest towards BJP’s Sanjay Tandon who changed sitting MP Kirron Kher.
Among the many different names introduced by the grand outdated social gathering had been Ramji Thakor from Mahesana, Himmatsinh Patel from Ahmedabad East, Pareshbhai Dhanani from Rajkot Lok Sabha seat, Naishadh Desai from Navasari, Vinod Sultanpuri from Shimla, Mohan Hembram from Keonjhar, Anant Prasad Sethi from Bhadrak, Shrikant Kumar Jena from Balasore, Anchal Das from Jajpur, Sashmita Behera from Dhenkanal, Sidharth Swarup Das from Kendrapara, Rabindra Kumar Sethy from Jagatsinghpur, Sucharita Mohanty from Puri and Yasir Nawa from Bhubaneswar.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Congress releases one other record of 16 candidates for the overall elections.
Vikramaditya Singh to contest from Mandi (towards BJP candidate Kangana Ranaut), Manish Tewari from Chandigarh. pic.twitter.com/jIGHjjD5ql
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Notably, Vikramaditya Singh might be changing his mom, sitting MP Pratibha Singh, as a candidate from the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency.
Talking on the choice technique of the Congress Central Election Committee, Pratibha Singh informed information company ANI, “Discussions had been held on the two-three names that we shortlisted. It will depend on the excessive command, on Mallikarjun Kharge that what names they approve.”
“All our senior leaders imagine that this time a younger chief must be fielded. So, a consensus has been reached on the identify of Vikramaditya (Singh),” she added.
Other than the Lok Sabha candidate record, the Congress additionally introduced names for the upcoming byelections to the Legislative Meeting of Gujarat. The social gathering named Dineshbhai Tulsidas Patel from Vijapur, Rajubhai Bhimanbhai Odedra from Porbandar, Haribhai Govindbhai Kansagara from Manavadar, Mahendrasinh Harisinh Parmar from Khambhat and Kanubhai Pujabhai Gohil from Vaghodia.