Kerala Congress to finalise Lok Sabha candidates on March 15 during Rahul Gandhi visit

The Kerala Congress screening committee will finalise the allocation of Lok Sabha seats after discussions with party president Rahul Gandhi during his visit to the state on Thursday. A final decision is due on March 15.

The Delhi meeting

A committee meeting chaired by general secretary KC Venugopal was held in Delhi on Monday. It was attended by former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, AICC general secretary in charge of Kerala Mukul Wasnik and other leaders.

Wasnik said Rahul Gandhi would be in Kerala on March 14 to finalise the recommendations and the decision would be taken on March 15. Even before the list is ready, he said, party workers had started campaigning with full energy and the Congress was ahead of other parties; he expressed confidence that it would win the trust of the people of Kerala.

Senior Congress leader PC Chacko said all senior leaders had been asked for their views on seat distribution. He said he had given his opinion on every seat and the process would be completed very soon.

The schedule

The Election Commission of India announced the Lok Sabha election schedule on Sunday. Voting will be held in seven phases starting April 11. Kerala votes in a single phase on April 23, and votes will be counted on May 23.

What happened next

Nationally, the BJP won 303 of 543 seats and the Congress 52 in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

See also: Indian National Congress and Lok Sabha members

Originally published on 12 March 2019. Rewritten on 9 October 2026.

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