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Congress releases one more list of 10 candidates for traditional elections including nominations for Delhi as well as Punjab.
As the Lok Sabha polls are drawing closer, the Congress on Sunday (Apr 14) launched its list of 10 candidates for Delhi as well as Punjab.
In Punjab, the gargantuan extinct party has fielded ragged Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi for the Jalandhar-SC Lok Sabha seat.
Sitting MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla has been fielded from the Amritsar seat, whereas Amar Singh has been handed the mark from Fatehgarh Sahib (SC) Lok Sabha seat.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Congress releases one more list of 10 candidates for the in vogue-or-backyard elections.
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Old vogue MP Dharamvir Gandhi has been handed the mark from the Patiala Lok Sabha seat days after he quit the Aam Aadmi Party and joined Congress.
For the Sangrur seat, the party nominated All India Kisan fly supremo Sukhpal Singh Khaira and Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu from the Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency, which is at this time represented by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief’s accomplice Harsimrat Kaur Badal.
For Delhi, worn flesh presser JP Agarwal has been given the mark from the Chandni Chowk seat in opposition to BJP candidate Praveen Khandelwal.
Kanhaiya Kumar has been fielded from North East Delhi in opposition to BJP North East Delhi candidate Manoj Tiwari.
Udit Raj will contest from North-West Delhi in opposition to BJP candidate Yogendra Chandolia.
BJP and AAP’s picks for Punjab
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded ragged Congress MP and ragged Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh’s accomplice Preneet Kaur from Patiala who had obtained the same seat within the 2019 traditional elections on Congress mark.
Kaur was once suspended by the Congress in February 2023 over alleged ‘anti-party’ actions and he or she joined the BJP in March this three hundred and sixty five days.
AAP has fielded Dr Balbir Singh from the Patiala seat.
For the Amritsar seat, BJP fielded ragged Indian Ambassador to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu.
From the Jalandhar constituency, the party fielded AAP’s lone MP Sushil Kumar Rinku who quit the Kejriwal-led outfit and joined the BJP closing month.
For Faridkot, which is a reserved seat, the saffron party fielded singer and MP from North West Delhi Hans Raj Hans.
Karamjit Anmol has been nominated by AAP for the Faridkot.
(With inputs from agencies)
