Congress Finalises Seats In These States, Announcement Soon
NDTV
Sources said Rahul Gandhi will contest again from his seat Wayanad in Kerala, former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel from Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon and Jyotsna Mahant from Korba.
The Congress election committee, in its very first meeting late last evening, has finalised most candidates for six of ten states it was considering. "A formal announcement will be made soon," said senior party leader KC Venugopal when the meeting finished close to midnight.
"We finalised seats from Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Delhi and Lakshadweep... The procedure is going on, formal announcement will be made very soon," Mr Venugopal told reporters.
Sources said Rahul Gandhi will contest again from his seat Wayanad in Kerala, former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel from Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon and Jyotsna Mahant from Korba. All the key leaders from Chhattisgarh will be in the fray.
