Congress on Monday released a new list of 7 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. In this list, names of candidates have been announced for five Lok Sabha seats of Bihar and two Lok Sabha seats of Punjab.

Ajay Nishad has been made the candidate from Muzaffarpur, Bihar. Nishad, the current MP from this seat, had left Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and joined Congress a few days ago. Akash Prasad Singh, son of State Congress Committee President Akhilesh Prasad Singh, has been given ticket from Maharajganj Lok Sabha seat of Bihar.

Announcement of candidates for Punjab-Bihar
Madan Mohan Tiwari from West Champaran, Sunny Hazari from Samastipur and Manoj Kumar from Sasaram have been declared candidates. Congress is contesting elections on a total of nine seats under the Grand Alliance in Bihar. The party has not yet declared its candidate from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency.

So far candidates have been fielded on 301 seats
The party has fielded Yamini Gomar from Hoshiarpur in Punjab and Amarjeet Kaur Sahoke from Faridkot. Congress has so far announced a total of 301 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections.

The list for Andhra Pradesh was released on Sunday
Congress had announced the names of candidates for nine Lok Sabha seats of Andhra Pradesh the previous day. The party's Central Election Committee announced candidates for Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Amalapuram (SC), Machilipatnam, Vijayawada, Ongole, Nandyala, Anantapur and Hindupur constituencies.

Ticket given to former Union Minister's daughter
According to the press release issued by the party, Jagan Gautam from Amalapuram seat, Valluru Bhargava from Vijayawada and B.A. from Hindupur. Samad Shaheen will contest elections. Earlier, Congress had also released a list for Jharkhand. In which it was announced on Sunday to field Yashaswini, daughter of former Union Minister Subodh Kant Sahay, in the election contest from Ranchi seat.

The party has made Pradeep Yadav its candidate from Godda in place of Deepika Pandey Singh. In Godda, Pradeep Yadav will face Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sitting MP Nishikant Dubey. The party has made Anupama Singh, wife of Bermo MLA Kumar Jaimangal Singh, its candidate from Dhanbad.

So far candidates have been fielded on 301 seats
The party has fielded Yamini Gomar from Hoshiarpur in Punjab and Amarjeet Kaur Sahoke from Faridkot. Congress has so far announced a total of 301 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections.

The list for Andhra Pradesh was released on Sunday
Congress had announced the names of candidates for nine Lok Sabha seats of Andhra Pradesh the previous day. The party's Central Election Committee announced candidates for Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Amalapuram (SC), Machilipatnam, Vijayawada, Ongole, Nandyala, Anantapur and Hindupur constituencies.

Ticket given to former Union Minister's daughter
According to the press release issued by the party, Jagan Gautam from Amalapuram seat, Valluru Bhargava from Vijayawada and B.A. from Hindupur. Samad Shaheen will contest elections. Earlier, Congress had also released a list for Jharkhand. In which it was announced on Sunday to field Yashaswini, daughter of former Union Minister Subodh Kant Sahay, in the election contest from Ranchi seat.

The party has made Pradeep Yadav its candidate from Godda in place of Deepika Pandey Singh. In Godda, Pradeep Yadav will face Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sitting MP Nishikant Dubey. The party has made Anupama Singh, wife of Bermo MLA Kumar Jaimangal Singh, its candidate from Dhanbad.