NEW DELHI : In the high-stakes battle in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi constituency, PWD minister Vikramaditya Singh in the Congress-ruled state will contest against BJP’s actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut.The Congress has also decided to field Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari from Chandigarh.The Congress candidates were announced after a meeting of its Central Election Committee on Saturday. The party announced 16 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, including nine for Odisha and four for Gujarat. The party is yet to announce candidates for Delhi, Punjab, and Haryana seats.Earlier in the day, Himachal Congress chief Pratibha Singh said a young leader should be fielded against Ranaut and a consensus has been reached on his son’s candidature.



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