LS polls 2024: Congress finalises 14 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, eight in Bengal, say sources

The Congress party has finalised candidates for 14 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, eight in West Bengal, and seven in Telangana in its Chief Election Committee (CEC) meeting in New Delhi, sources said.

The party held discussions on 85 Lok Sabha seats spread over 11 states in the CEC meeting.

Speaking about the CEC meeting, Madhya Pradesh Congress leader and son of Digvijaya Singh, Jaivardhan Singh said, "... Discussions took place on the states of the screening committee, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and West Bengal..."

The party also held discussions on Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim Assembly elections, which will be held simultaneously with Lok Sabha



polls.

Talks were also held on Chandigarh, Andaman and Nicobar, Puducherry, Karnataka, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan Lok Sabha seats.

"Tomorrow we will announce (our list of candidates)," said Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah after the CEC meeting in Delhi.

On the declaration of party's candidates for Lok Sabha elections 2024, party MP Manickam Tagore says, "4 hours of meeting has just concluded. Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge sat together with all state leaders, Chief Ministers and others. Congress party is well prepared and we are strategically announcing the candidates. Congress party will fight the battle to win and I.N.D.I.A bloc is going to win 300 seats."