Kerala Congress wants Rahul to contest LS polls from Wayanad

March 23, 2019 14:32

The Congress in Kerala has proposed Congress president Rahul Gandhi's name for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, a party bastion in the state, but he has yet to respond to the request, senior leaders said on Saturday.

Talking to reporters in Pathanamthitta district, AICC General Secretary Oommen Chandy said the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee has requested Gandhi to contest from Wayanad but he has not commented on the proposal.

There is a demand from party leaders that Gandhi should contest from any of the South Indian Lok Sabha seat and "we have requested Gandhi to contest from Wayanad seat," he said.

The party, which is contesting 16 out of 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala, has announced the names of 14 candidates but has not declared its candidates from Wayanad and Vadakara.

The Congress earlier this month had announced that Rahul Gandhi will contest from his bastion Amethi and Sonia Gandhi from Rae Bareli.

-- PTI

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