BHUBANESWAR: The Congress on Wednesday began the workout of shortlisting applicants for the upcoming assembly and Lok Sabha elections in the state. All India Congress Committees (AICC) screening committee chairman for Odisha, V D Satheesan and member Naushad Solanki, who reached the state on a three-day seek advice from on Wednesday, discussed with party leaders and aspirants at Bhubaneswar and Berhampur, respectively.
Satheesan and Naushad would scrutinise the checklist of possible applicants for 11 out of 21 Lok Sabha seats and 77 assembly constituencies coming under the 11 parliamentary seats all over their keep.
The screening committee will again seek advice from in the following couple of days to finalise applicants for the remaining 10 Lok Sabha seats and 70 assembly constituencies. On day one, Satheesan discussed with several aspirants of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack Lok Sabha seats. On Thursday and Friday, Satheesan is scheduled to screen the aspirants of Puri, Jagatsinghur, Kendrapada and Dhenkanal parliamentary seats.
“We will give priority to those, who've been working at the grassroots and are connected to people. Winnability will be the key standard for choice of applicants. Women and teens will likely be given desire,” Satheesan mentioned, including “The central election committee will take the general resolution on whether or now not some leaders, who misplaced elections in 2009 and 2014, will likely be considered for tickets.” Sources mentioned it'll be a checking out time for the party to placate dissidents as each and every seat has five aspirants for tickets.
Congress, which had in June ultimate 12 months announced to finalise tickets for a minimum of 50 assembly seats via August-end, has already neglected several cut-off dates and is hoping to complete the choice of applicants for all 21 Lok Sabha and 147 assembly constituencies via the month-end. After assuming charge of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee in April ultimate 12 months, president Niranjan Patnaik on June 24 had instructed the media that early choice of names of applicants would provide them ok time to support their base in respective constituencies.
Sources mentioned the new go out of five key leaders, including three sitting MLAs Naba Kishore Das (Jharsuguda), Jogesh Singh (Sundargarh) and Krishna Sagaria (Koraput) in previous few weeks has behind schedule the choice of applicants.
While Naba Kishore had surrender the party, Singh and Sagaria were sacked for alleged anti-party activities. Naba Kishore and Singh joined BJD whereas Sagaria joined Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Talks are doing the rounds that the party is struggling to get suitable replacements in Jharsuguda, Sundargarh and Koraput. Another reason why for delay in finalisation of applicants is reportedly attributed to the Congress plan of joining hands with the Left parties and subsequent seat-sharing adjustment.
Satheesan and Naushad would scrutinise the checklist of possible applicants for 11 out of 21 Lok Sabha seats and 77 assembly constituencies coming under the 11 parliamentary seats all over their keep.
The screening committee will again seek advice from in the following couple of days to finalise applicants for the remaining 10 Lok Sabha seats and 70 assembly constituencies. On day one, Satheesan discussed with several aspirants of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack Lok Sabha seats. On Thursday and Friday, Satheesan is scheduled to screen the aspirants of Puri, Jagatsinghur, Kendrapada and Dhenkanal parliamentary seats.
“We will give priority to those, who've been working at the grassroots and are connected to people. Winnability will be the key standard for choice of applicants. Women and teens will likely be given desire,” Satheesan mentioned, including “The central election committee will take the general resolution on whether or now not some leaders, who misplaced elections in 2009 and 2014, will likely be considered for tickets.” Sources mentioned it'll be a checking out time for the party to placate dissidents as each and every seat has five aspirants for tickets.
Congress, which had in June ultimate 12 months announced to finalise tickets for a minimum of 50 assembly seats via August-end, has already neglected several cut-off dates and is hoping to complete the choice of applicants for all 21 Lok Sabha and 147 assembly constituencies via the month-end. After assuming charge of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee in April ultimate 12 months, president Niranjan Patnaik on June 24 had instructed the media that early choice of names of applicants would provide them ok time to support their base in respective constituencies.
Sources mentioned the new go out of five key leaders, including three sitting MLAs Naba Kishore Das (Jharsuguda), Jogesh Singh (Sundargarh) and Krishna Sagaria (Koraput) in previous few weeks has behind schedule the choice of applicants.
While Naba Kishore had surrender the party, Singh and Sagaria were sacked for alleged anti-party activities. Naba Kishore and Singh joined BJD whereas Sagaria joined Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Talks are doing the rounds that the party is struggling to get suitable replacements in Jharsuguda, Sundargarh and Koraput. Another reason why for delay in finalisation of applicants is reportedly attributed to the Congress plan of joining hands with the Left parties and subsequent seat-sharing adjustment.
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