2019 Elections: TPCC Candidates List Release Date 

The All India Congress Committee (AICC) submitted the list for Lok Sabha elections, recommended by the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC). The AICC Screening committee examined the list of aspirants being selected by TPCC’s Pradesh Election committee. One Lok Sabha candidate from each constituency will be selected for the screening process by the committee, and the final list will be sent to Rahul Gandhi for approval.

The first week of March is the expected time when Congress will announce the names of the candidates of all 17 Lok Sabha constituencies. The names of candidates for MLC Seats have also been cleared. Former MLA T Jeevan Reddy’s name was already cleared from the Graduates constituency. On Thursday morning, the candidate from the Assembly quota is to be announced.

Sources say that the screening committee will examine the list being submitted by PEC of the TPCC as per AICC guidelines. According to guidelines, party ticket would not be given to the contested and winning candidates in the Assembly polls. Party would not consider the names of the leaders who lost the Lok Sabha election continuously for three times. The TPCC could recommend candidates for consideration on its own.

The AICC wishes to announce the names of candidates at the earliest keeping in mind the experience in the Assembly elections. The announcements are being made early on that the candidates can have enough time to prepare their campaigns. Party leaders felt that the AICC may face difficulty in selecting candidates for four constituencies as there is stiff competition among the party leaders.

As many as five to six leaders are competing with each other for the party’s nomination from constituencies like Bhongir, Khammam, Nalgonda and Nagarkurnool. There is not much competition for seats like Mahbubnagar, Medak, Zaheerabad, Mahabubabad, Hyderabad, Malkajgiri, Secunderabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Warangal, Chevella, Peddapalli and Adilabad. The Congress may find it difficult to find strong candidates for constituencies like Nizamabad, Peddapalli, Malkajgiri, Medak and Mahbubnagar.

As former Union Minister S Jaipal Reddy is not interested to contest, the party is facing a dilemma in selecting the candidate from Mahbubnagar constituency. The names of former Minister D K Aruna and former MLA Vamsichand Reddy’s may not be considered for this constituency as they had lost Assembly elections.

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