#Kerala : Congress To Contest 16 Seats In Lok Sabha Polls ; Party Urges Rahul Gandhi To Contest From Wayanad

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The Congress’ Kerala unit said the party leadership has urged former AICC chief Rahul Gandhi to contest from Wayanad which he currently represents in the Lok Sabha in the forthcoming general elections.

Indicating that a final decision is yet to be taken on Gandhi’s constituency, Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly V D Satheesan said the party’s national leadership and the central election committee would decide in this regard.

Meanwhile , the congress Party will contest 16 seats in Kerala in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Leader of Opposition in the state assembly V D Satheesan said in press conference, reported PTI.

The allocation of seats within the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) for the Lok Sabha elections has been finalised, he said. The announcements of candidates is expected soon.

Like in the previous polls, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the second largest coalition partner in UDF, would contest in two seats, the LoP said.

Of the 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala, the Congress will contest in 16 seats, IUML- 2, KCJ (J) – 1 and RSP-1.

The IUML leadership recently admitted that they had demanded one more Lok Sabha seat this time and said they won’t backtrack from their decision. Satheesan, however, said issues were sorted through discussions.