New Delhi India January 4 ANI The Congress party will release the list of candidates for Uttarakhand Assembly polls after the Election Commission's notification of polling dates.
A meeting of the Uttarakhand Congress Screening Committee took place in the national capital on Monday and the discussion on the candidature for all 70 seats was done.
The party will issue the list of candidates when the Election Commission announces the poll dates, according to ANI's president Ganesh Godiyal. The preparations of the Congress party have been completed and there is a consensus regarding the candidature of most of the seats. Godiyal said that it depends on the public acceptance of the applicants to get tickets to family members of politicians. People who did work for society can be considered. Some of the applicants for tickets have to be finalized by Rahul Gandhi. The leaders of Uttarakhand Congress will meet Rahul Gandhi soon. A member of the screening committee told ANI that there was a consensus on 45 seats. He said that the party will make a decision soon on the remaining seats and that the remaining seats are being discussed.
After his tour, the party can release the list of candidates after the Uttarakhand Congress in charge, Devendra Yadav said that party leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Uttarakhand in the coming week.