LS Polls: Congress CEC Meeting Today To Finalise Remaining Candidates, Sonia, Rahul Likely To Attend | India News

Congress’s Central Election Committee (CEC) will finalise candidates title for remaining seats on Monday. The CEC meet will happen round 6 pm on the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Delhi. This is the second time the committee is assembly since releasing its first checklist on Thursday final week. The assembly shall be chaired by social gathering nationwide president Mallikarjun Kharge. Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and social gathering MP Rahul Gandhi are additionally anticipated to attend the assembly. 

As per ANI the dialogue will focus the Lok Sabha seats for Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, and Madhya Pradesh. Earlier, the Congress social gathering launched its first roster of candidates for 39 Lok Sabha constituencies. Out of your complete checklist of 39 candidates disclosed, 16 are from Kerala, seven from Karnataka, six from Chhattisgarh, and 4 from Telangana. Two candidates hail from Meghalaya, whereas one every is from Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, and Lakshadweep. 

The compilation of 39 candidates was declared following the inaugural assembly of the Central Election Committee on March 7. During a press briefing, KC Venugopal remarked that amongst these 39 candidates, 15 belong to the General class, whereas 24 symbolize SC, ST, OBC, and minority communities. 

Meanwhile, the BJP has disclosed its preliminary roster comprising 195 candidates. Anticipated to happen in April-May this 12 months, the Lok Sabha elections are on the horizon.