In a letter sent to the Election Commission of India, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal has submitted a list of 20 star campaigners, which also includes new inductee Kanhaiya Kumar, for the by-elections to Mandi Lok Sabha and Arki, Fatehpur and Jubbal-Kotkhai Assembly seats. Sidhu had submitted his resignation as the Punjab Congress chief last month, saying he could not compromise on his state’s future and its welfare. A notable name missing from the list of star campaigners is that of former Punjab chief minister Capt Amrinder Singh who shares family relations with Pratibha Singh, the wife of former Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh and the Congress candidate for Mandi parliamentary constituency. AICC co-incharge for Himachal Sanjay Dutt said they are to finalise the dates on which the star campaigners will visit the state to canvass for party candidates. It is not clear yet weather Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who also has a residence in state, will campaign for Congress.

Source: Indian Express October 08, 2021 17:37 UTC