Rahul Gandhi to contest from Wayanad
New Delhi: Congress has come up with its answer in the form of 39 names, including those of Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor and Bhupesh Baghel. The Congress Friday released the first list of 39 candidates from eight states and one Union Territory for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Former party president Rahul Gandhi will contest from Kerala’s Wayanad for the second time, while party general secretary KC Venugopal has been fielded from the state’s Alappuzha.Sitting MP Shashi Tharoor will contest from Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram for the fourth consecutive time. The ex-Union minister has been winning the Thiruvananthapuram seat since 2009.The list features 15 candidates from General Category and 24 Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and OBC candidates.
