Congress has announced its second list of 43 candidates from five states – Assam, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and the Union Territory of Daman and Diu. A seat in the jurisdiction. Prominent among the candidates are GenNext leader Gaurav Gogoi, son of former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi; Vaibhav Gehlot, son of former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and Nakul, son of former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath Son of Nath.

In Assam, where the Congress party had been in power for three consecutive terms, the government led by Tarun Gogoi collapsed in 2016. The party currently has three MPs from the state.

Gaurav Gogoi, deputy leader of Lok Sabha, will contest from Jorhat, unlike Kaliabor constituency which he has been representing since 2019.

During the delimitation exercise in the state, Koliabor constituency was merged with Kaziranga. Sources said Mr Gogoi would prefer to move to Jorhat, which was also the home constituency of his late father Tarun Gogoi.

Nakul Nath, who was rumored to join the Bharatiya Janata Party after his father was ousted as Congress president in Madhya Pradesh, has returned from Chhindwara, the constituency he currently represents take office. Nath Senior, 77, said he would not run again.

The Congress suffered a crushing defeat in Madhya Pradesh in the state elections held last year and has struggled to unite its supporters. Among these 10 candidates, there are two outstanding leaders.

Kamleshwar Patel, the candidate from Siddi and Omkar Singh Markam, the candidate from Mandera ST seat are both Kamal Cabinet minister in Nutter’s cabinet.

In Rajasthan – the heartland where the Congress lost to the BJP last year – the party has announced 10 candidates.

Vaibhav Gehlot from Jallore lost to Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in the 2019 Jodhpur elections. Besides, the state’s former police chief Harish Meena will also contest from Tonk-Sawai Madhopur. Rahul Kaswa from the BJP will fight with Rahul Kaswa from Churu and Brijendra from Jhunjhunu ·Brijendra Ola competition.