Congress fields Khalap from North Goa, names three remaining candidates in Madhya Pradesh - The Hindu
The HinduThe Congress on Saturday announced its candidates in six more seats for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, including the two constituencies in Goa and three remaining seats in Madhya Pradesh. From Gwalior, former Gwalior South MLA Praveen Pathak will take on the BJP’s Bharat Singh Kushwaha, who was fielded after the ruling party denied a ticket to sitting MP Vivek Shejwalkar. Mr. Pathak, considered a rival of Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia who holds significant influence in the Gwalior-Chambal region, had won the assembly polls in 2018 against the BJP’s Narayan Singh Kushwaha by 121 votes. The Congress also announced its candidate from the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha seat with Ajit Ramjibhai Mahla slated to contest against the sitting MP and BJP candidate Kalaben Delkar.