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Cong announces 'primary' to choose candidates in Delhi
February 22, 2014
In keeping with party vice-president Rahul Gandhi's plan of holding 'primaries' for the selection of the Lok Sabha candidates for some seats, the All-India Congress Committee today announced the opening of the exercise for the New Delhi parliamentary constituency.
Gandhi's proposal aims to empower grassroots Congress workers by allowing them a say in the selection of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, party sources said.
"In the first phase, the primaries project has been started for the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat. The project will soon be launched in the north-east Lok Sabha constituency as well," said a Congress leader.