On tuesday night, march 26, 2024, the congress party unveiled its seventh list of candidates for the upcoming lok sabha elections. This list includes nominees for four constituencies in chhattisgarh and one in tamil Nadu.
In chhattisgarh, Shashi Singh has been nominated for the Surguja (ST) seat, Dr. Main Devi Singh for Raigarh (ST), Devendra Singh Yadav for Bilaspur, and Biresh Thakur for Kanker (ST). Additionally, R sudha has been selected as the candidate for the mayiladuthurai seat in tamil Nadu.
This announcement marks the latest step in the congress party's preparations for the lok sabha elections, as it seeks to field strong contenders across various constituencies. In a parallel move, the bharatiya janata party (BJP) also released its sixth list of candidates for the elections. The BJP's list includes nominees for two lok sabha seats in rajasthan and one in Manipur.
Notable changes include the selection of Indu Devi Jatav over current mp Manoj Rajoria for the Karauli-Dholpur seat in rajasthan, as well as Kanhaiya Lal meena replacing meena Jaskaur for the Dausa seat. Furthermore, the bjp has replaced Union minister Dr. Rajkumar ranjan singh with Thaunaojam Basant Kumar Singh for the Inner Manipur lok sabha seat in Manipur.
These recent developments underscore the intensifying electoral competition as both major parties finalize their candidate rosters in anticipation of the upcoming polls.