Patna Sahib seat has been a stronghold of BJP

New Delhi:

Congress on Tuesday named Anshul Avijit, son of former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, as its candidate from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seat.

He will face former Union minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad, who has been nominated by the party to contest re-election from the seat.

Party General Secretary, Organization, KC Venugopal said in a statement, “The Central Election Committee has approved the candidature of Dr. Anshul Avijit as the Congress candidate to contest the upcoming general elections to the Lok Sabha from Patna Sahib parliamentary constituency in Bihar. “

Patna Sahib seat has been a stronghold of BJP. The party won the seat with 55 percent vote share in 2009 and 2014, while it increased to 60 percent in 2019.

While Shatrughan Sinha represented the seat in 2009 and 2014, Ravi Shankar Prasad is the current MP from the constituency.

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