The Congress has realsed a second list of 43 candidates for upcoming Lok Sabha elections today. Among them are prominent GenNext leaders like Nakul Nath, son of Kamal Nath, Vaibhav Gehlot, son of Ashok Gehlot, and Gaurav Gogoi, the son of former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, are included.

Vaibhav Gehlot, who will contest from Jalore, was defeated by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in the 2019 Jodhput election.

In addition, Harish Meena, the former chief of police for the state, will contest from Tonk-Sawai Madhopur. Rahul Kaswa, who crossed over from the BJp, will contest from Churu and Brijendra Ola from Jhunjhunu.

KC Venugopal on Tuesday announced the  names and said they have already announced their first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. Today, they are going to announce the second list. Yesterday, CEC met and cleared the list of around 43 names from Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, he added.

In this list, out of the 43 candidates, 10 are General candidates, 13 OBC candidates, 10 SC candidates, 9 ST candidates and 1 Muslim candidate, said KC Venugopal.

Meanwhile, in January, Nakul Nath, the current Member of Parliament for Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, unilaterally announced that he would contest from his family’s stronghold.

Reports surfaced a few days after he made remarks suggesting that he and his father, Kamal Nath, were about to leave the Congress party. There was speculation that they were in talks with the BJP.

A confidante of Kamal Nath has stated they were insulted in the party. However, later, the two denied the rumors.

The 2019 general elections saw Vaibhav Gehlot, the son of former chief minister Ashok Gehlot, contest but he was unsuccessful. He lost to BJP’s Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.

Nayab Singh Saini, Member of Parliament from Kurukshetra took oath as the new Chief Minister of Haryana Tuesday. Saini belonging to the Other Backward Classes (OBC) community took oath following the resignation of incumbent chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar today. The BJP invited family members as well as ordinary members of the public to attend the oath-taking ceremony.

Saini’s political career started with his association with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, where he crossed paths with Khattar. Transitioning his way to the BJP he held a number of positions in local party offices. He established himself as a crucial OBC vote bank and a loyal party member.

In 2010 Saini contested in the Naraingarh constituency but he faced defeat against Ramkishan Gurjar. In 2014 he was victorious by a margin of 24,361 votes and he also served as a state minister in the Haryana government. Currently he is representing Kurukshetra in the Parliament and will take on the role of Haryana’s next chief minister.

The unexpected resignation of Manohar Lal Khattar took place during failed negotiations between the JJP and BJP over seat sharing ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. According to reports the rift between the parties led to resignation of Manohar Lal Khattar and made way for Nayab Singh Saini for the post of the Chief Minister of Haryana.

A central team from the BJP which included Union Minister Arjun Munda and former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, was in the state to oversee the transition of power. Despite tension arising in the JJP and BJP alliance in Haryana, the BJP has asserted its numerical strength to pass the halfway mark in the 90-member House.

The BJP observers were reportedly told MLAs and the state unit wanted a new hand as chief minister to revitalize the party before the Lok Sabha Elections and state elections which are going to take place later this year.

A day after the Central government notified the rules for the implementation of the Citizenship Ammendment Act, the West Bengal Chief Minister said on Tuesday that it lacks clarity. She asked the people of the state not to apply for citizenship as they would be marked as refugees and infiltrators and they would also be deprived of government schemes.

The West Bengal Chief Minister was addressing an administrative meeting at Habra in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district. She added the CAA is linked to the National Register of Citizens and urged people not to fall for BJP’s plan before the Lok Sabha elections. She warned the people from applying for citizenship and said that they will be marked as refugees despite being citizens.

Banerjee added there is no guarantee whether the applicants will get citizenship or not. She warned them that they will lose their property and they will also be deprived of government schemes. She said this is a plan of the BJP before the elections. Banerjee added all civil rights will be taken away if they apply for citizenship. She warned the people to think a thousand times before applying for citizenship.

Banerjee said she would not allow CAA to be implemented in West Bengal. She said she will not let anyone snatch the basic rights of the people. The West Bengal chief minister said she is ready to sacrifice her life for the rights of the people. She said the Act has been formed for the harassment of the people. She pointed out that the United Nations has categorically stated that refugees should not be displaced and thrown out of a country.

Banerjee said this is basic humanity and has anyone seen that citizenship is being granted based on religion? She termed the CAA as dangerous and said this act has been passed to ensure 2 seats in elections for BJP.