The Congress party on Monday announced 38 candidates for next month’s Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh.
The party’s Central Election Committee had selected the candidates for the May 13 elections and the Congress changed its nominees in 10 Assembly segments. With this, the party has so far declared 142 candidates for the Assembly polls as it had earlier announced 114 names.
In the latest list released by AICC General Secretary, KC Venugopal, the party has changed its candidates in 10 constituencies. Mulam Reddy Dhruva Kumar Reddy will be the Congress’ candidate from Pulivendula against Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. Pulivendula is one of the segments under Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency, where CM Reddy’s sister and state Congress chief, YS Sharmila Reddy is contesting against her cousin and YSRCP candidate Avinash Reddy.
