Congress announces candidates for 6 Lok Sabha, 12 Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh

Out of the 12 Assembly candidates, two turncoats— K Kruparani and MS Babu—found place in the list.

Former union minister Kruparani, who recently jumped ship from YSRCP to Congress will contest from Tekkali constituency and Babu from Puthalapattu (SC), among others.

The Candidates selected by the Central Election Committee of the party for the ensuing elections to the Lok Sabha and the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh pic.twitter.com/zZ4BgSwFTb

— INC Andhra Pradesh (@INC_Andhra) April 9, 2024

On 2 April, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president YS Sharmila had announced the names of candidates for five Lok Sabha and 114 Assembly seats.

With Tuesday’s announcement, Congress announced the names of candidates for 126 Assembly and 11 Lok Sabha candidates while it also struck a seat-sharing deal with the CPI, which will contest in one Lok Sabha and eight Assembly seats.

The Communist Party of India (CPI), Congress and CPI (M) are INDIA bloc partners in Andhra Pradesh.

Elections for the 175-member Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh are scheduled to be held on 13 May and the counting of votes will take place on 4 June.

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