The Congress party has announced its second list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Some notable names in the list include Nakul Nath, the son of Kamal Nath, Vaibhav Gehlot, the son of Ashok Gehlot, and Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi.
"We have already announced our first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. Today, we are going to announce the second list. Yesterday, CEC met and cleared the list of around 43 names from Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan," said KC Venugopal as he revealed the names on Tuesday.
According to KC Venugopal, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi will contest from Assam's Jorhat, Nakul Nath from Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara, Rahul Kaswa from Rajasthan's Churu, and Vaibhav Gehlot from Jalore.
"In this list, out of the 43 candidates, 10 are General candidates, 13 OBC candidates, 10 SC candidates, 9 ST candidates, and 1 Muslim candidate," KC Venugopal added.
In Rajasthan, candidates include Govind Ram Meghwal from Bikaner, Brijendra Ola from Jhunjhunu, Lalit Yadav from Alwar, Sanjana Jatav from Bharatpur, Harish Chandra Meena from Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Karan Singh Uchiyarda from Jodhpur, Tarachand Meena from Udaipur, and Udaylal Ajana from Chhittorgarh.
Nakul Nath, who is currently the MP from Chhindwara, had earlier announced his intention to contest from his family stronghold. There were rumors of him and his father, Kamal Nath, considering leaving the Congress party and joining the BJP. However, these rumors were later dismissed by the duo.
The announcement was made during the unveiling of 'Elections 2024: The Big Picture', a new segment on HT's talk show 'The Interview with Kumkum Chadha', where leaders discuss the upcoming general elections.
