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New Delhi, November 2 (IANS) Congress on Sunday released the list of 40 star campaigners for the second phase of Bihar assembly elections to be held on November 11.
The list includes top national leaders and prominent personalities from the state, indicating a massive campaign by the party to strengthen its presence in the state ahead of voting.
Leading the list is Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, followed by Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is expected to dominate the party’s major rallies and public meetings in key constituencies.
Senior leaders like Ashok Gehlot, Bhupesh Baghel, Digvijay Singh, Adhir Ranjan Choudhary and Sachin Pilot are also among the key campaigners who will lead the outreach efforts in various areas.
Other notable personalities in the list include KC Venugopal, Pawan Khera, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Imran Pratapgarhi, Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, Tariq Anwar, Meira Kumar, Gaurav Gogoi, Ranjit Ranjan, Jignesh Mevani, Syed Naseer Hussain, Rajesh Ranjan (Pappu Yadav) and Rajendra Pal Gautam.
Several senior Bihar Congress leaders, such as Madan Mohan Jha, Shakeel Ahmad Khan, Sukhdeo Bhagat, Rajesh Kumar Ram, Akhilesh Prasad Singh, and Furqan Ansari, are also part of the list.
Emerging leaders like Kanhaiya Kumar, Supriya Shrinet, Pramod Tiwari, Krishna Allavaru, Ajay Rai and Anil Jaihind have been included to appeal to young voters and strengthen the Congress’ campaign at the grassroots level.
The inclusion of diverse leaders from across the country reflects the party’s effort to demonstrate unity and energy within the Indian faction ahead of the crucial second phase.
Senior Congress functionaries said the star campaigner will focus on issues like employment, inflation, farmers’ distress and women’s welfare, while also highlighting alleged governance failures under the NDA government.
According to the Election Commission of India, in the first phase of Bihar Assembly elections, voting for several constituencies is scheduled to take place on November 6, the second phase of voting will take place on November 11 and the counting of votes will take place on November 14.
The Congress, which is contesting the elections as part of the opposition grand alliance, is hoping to regain its lost ground in the state as campaigning has intensified on all 243 seats.
–IANS
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