Congress on Saturday announced 16 more candidates for the Lok Sabha polls and fielded former Union Minister Manish Tewari from Chandigarh Assembly constituency.
The party has also pitted Himachal Pradesh minister Vikramaditya Singh against BJP candidate and Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut for the state’s Mandi Mandi Lok Sabha seat.
Vikramaditya Singh is the son of Pratibha Singh, the head of the Himachal Pradesh unit of the Congress Party.
The candidates were announced at a meeting of the party’s central electoral committee on Saturday night.
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