Congress released its first list of 39 candidates on Friday, which included party bigwigs such as Rahul Gandhi, former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal, and MP Shashi Tharoor. Of the 39 candidates, 15 were from Kerala, seven from Karnataka, six from Chhattisgarh, four from Telangana, two from Meghalaya and one each from Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim and Lakshadweep.As the suspense over Rahul Gandhi contesting from Amethi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra making her electoral debut from Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seats continues, the Uttar Pradesh Congress Pradesh Election Committee on Sunday unanimously adopted a resolution to field the Gandhi siblings from these seats.
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