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Congress candidates for Delhi polls to be announced today

By ANI | Updated: January 17, 2020 03:30 IST

Congress is set to announce on Friday its list of candidates for the ensuing Delhi polls.

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Congress is set to announce on Friday its list of candidates for the ensuing Delhi polls.

The candidates were finalised after a meeting of the Congress election committee late on Thursday evening, the party's Delhi unit president Subash Chopra said.

"We have discussed most of the seats and the list will be out soon," Chopra told .

When asked if senior leaders will contest the polls in the national capital, he said, "This will be decided by the high command." However, Chopra said that he will not contest as he has been given the responsibility to manage the elections.

The Congress has not yet been able to finalise candidates for the New Delhi seat from where Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is set to contest elections.

According to party sources, Congress senior leaders have been asked to contest elections, Arvinder Lovely is all set to contest from Gandhi Nagar seat. However, Ajay Maken has left to the United States as his daughter is unwell.

The party has also given tickets to young faces.

Congress leadership has decided to offer four seats to its alliance partner RJD and for the remaining seats its screening committee comprising Chopra, AICC Incharge of Delhi PC Chako and senior leaders Ahmed Patel and KC Venugopal have been asked to finalise candidates, party sources told .

"Some senior leaders have managed to get the berth for their relatives," sources said.

Voting for the 70 Assembly seats in Delhi will take place on February 8. The counting of votes will take place on February 11.

( With inputs from ANI )

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