Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will contest from Wayanad. Porika Balram Naik, Ch Vamshi Chand Reddy, K Jaiveer Reddy, K Raghuveer Reddy, and Suresh Kumar Shetkar are among the candidates announced by the All India Congress Committee.

Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis announced that Nitin Gadkari would be the first candidate on BJP’s Lok Sabha list for the state. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray criticised the omission and offered the BJP leader an MVA ticket. Fadnavis defended the decision, assuring that Gadkari’s name will be included once the seat-sharing discussions take place.

A week after blast, Rameshwaram Cafe set to reopen amid investigation. Karnataka Home Minister cites progress in cracking the case