The names of candidates for Goa elections were finalised after a meeting of the central election committee of the Congress, and it was chaired by party president Sonia Gandhi, according to a statement.
Congress declares second list of candidates for Goa polls
The Congress has released its second list of candidates for the Goa Assembly elections. Seven candidates have been listed for the February 14 single-phase polls for the 40-member Assembly. The candidates are Jitendra Gaonkar, Rodolf Louis Fernandes, Rajesh Faldessai, Manisha Shenvi Usgaonkar, Viriato Fernandes, Olencio Simoes and Avertano Furtado. The candidates were finalised after a meeting of the central election committee of the Congress, and it was chaired by party president Sonia Gandhi, according to a statement.
Navjot Singh Sidhu launches digital campaign for Punjab polls
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has launched his party’s digital campaign for the Assembly polls, a day after the Election Commission declared the schedule for it and banned public rallies till January 15 amid a surge in coronavirus cases. Sidhu has said that his party has been emphasising on the importance of digitisation and maintaining a virtual interaction with the electorate, and asserted that the Punjab Congress has the highest digital footprint amongst the political parties.
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