Congress’s second list of candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls this summer announced on Tuesday.
The Congress named candidates for 12 of the 14 seats in Assam, seven of 26 constituencies in Gujarat, 10 of the 29 segments in Madhya Pradesh, 10 of the 25 seats in Rajasthan, and three of the five constituencies in Uttarakhand. The party has also named the lone candidate from Daman & Diu.
Sons of former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and former Union minister Kamal Nath, Vaibhav Gehlot, and Nakul Nath, were among the 43 candidates.
The second list of candidates shows the grand old party remains focussed on Scheduled Castes, Schedule Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and youth. Candidates from these sections account for over three-fourths of the party’s nominees.
“76.7% of the candidates are from the SC, ST, OBC, and minority groups,” said KC Venugopal MP, Congress general secretary.
The Congress announced 39 candidates last week.
