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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The chessboard is completely laid for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024. BJP has declared the first list of 195 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. Now everyone's eyes are on the list of Congress party candidates.
Actually, the Congress Party wants its big leaders to contest the Lok Sabha elections, but its big faces from many states are seen away from the election field. This list includes names from Priyanka Gandhi to PL Punia. On the other hand, some big faces of Congress are also seen jumping into the electoral battle. If we talk about former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel, he can be fielded from Rajnandgaon seat.
Karnataka ministers can also get tickets
- Apart from this, West Bengal State Congress President Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary, UP Congress President Ajay Rai and Delhi Congress President Arvinder Singh Lovely are also included in the list of possible leaders to contest the elections. At the same time, after the formation of Congress government in Karnataka and Telangana, most of the big cabinet leaders are not interested in contesting the Lok Sabha elections. It also has a long list which mainly includes these names.
- Priyanka Gandhi: There is suspense regarding Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi contesting the Lok Sabha elections. After the defeat in the UP assembly elections, Priyanka Gandhi's political activism has been limited. Rae Bareli seat has become vacant after Sonia Gandhi went to Rajya Sabha, but no decision has been taken yet on Priyanka Gandhi contesting the elections.
- Mallikarjun Kharge: Congress President Kharge had lost the last Lok Sabha elections from Gulbarga in Karnataka. Now he is the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha. Will not contest Lok Sabha elections. The main reason for this is his responsibility as Congress President and his age is more than 80.
- Ashok Gehlot: Looks active, but not sure about contesting elections. Son Vaibhav Gehlot is preparing to contest elections from Jalore instead of his old seat Jodhpur.
- Sachin Pilot: The party wants Sachin to contest the Lok Sabha elections, but now he is also in-charge of Chhattisgarh, so the chances of him contesting the elections are less. Don't want to fight. It is being told that his wife is not well.
- Digvijay Singh: Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Digvijay Singh is a Rajya Sabha MP and is not seen contesting the Lok Sabha elections. Lost the last Lok Sabha elections from Bhopal.
- Kamal Nath: Nakul Nath, son of former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, is an MP from Chhindwara Lok Sabha seat. In such a situation, it seems difficult for Kamal Nath to contest the election.
- Pramod Tiwari: The senior UP Congress leader is the deputy leader of the party in the Rajya Sabha. Despite the party's wishes, Pramod Tiwari has refused to contest the Lok Sabha elections.
- PL Punia: Dalit face of UP Congress PL Punia wants his son Tanuj Punia to contest elections from Barabanki.
- Bhupinder Singh Hooda: Haryana opposition leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda lost the last Lok Sabha election; Not in a fighting mood this time. His son Rajya Sabha MP Deependra Hooda is preparing to contest elections from Rohtak.
- Kumari Shailaja: Senior Haryana leader Kumari Shailaja wants to contest the assembly elections to be held in a few months instead of the Lok Sabha.
- Randeep Surjewala: Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Surjewala is also unlikely to contest the Lok Sabha elections.
- Rahul Gandhi is contesting from Wayanad seat of Kerala.
- If we talk about the politics of Punjab and Kerala, Congress is in a strong position there and there is no direct competition with BJP. Most of the big leaders in these states are in the queue to contest elections. Congress Organization General Secretary KC Venugopal can also contest the Lok Sabha elections. Rahul Gandhi himself is going to contest elections once again from Wayanad seat of Kerala. Rahul Gandhi is going to challenge CPI on this seat.