The Indian National Congress (INC) unveiled a list of 27 prominent campaigners for Jammu and Kashmir today, March 30, featuring, party president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, among others.

During the five stages of the Lok Sabha Elections, these leaders will campaign for the party’s candidates in Jammu and Kashmir.

INC general secretary KC Venugopal submitted a list of star candidates to the Secretary Election Commission of India for the J-K legislative elections.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Ambika Soni, KC Venugopal, Sachin Pilot, Bharatsingh Solanki, Vikar Rasool Wani, GA Mir, Tariq Hameed Karra, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Revanth Reddy, and Harish Rawat were among the notable campaigners on the list.

The other names on the list of 27 were, Raj Babbar, Pirzada Mohd Sayeed, Manoj Yadav, Tara Chand, Raman Bhalla, Chowdhary Lal Singh, GN Monga, Shameema Raina, Pramod Tewari, Pawan Khera, Ranjeet Ranjan, TS Singh Deo, Imran Pratapgarhi, and Akash Bharat.

According to Section 77 (1) of the Representation of People Act 1951, the following leaders of the Indian National Congress will run for office in the first and second rounds of the general elections to the Lok Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir in 2024.

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has already announced the dates for the general election, four state polls, and 26 Assembly by-polls. He also stated that assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir will take place shortly after the Lok Sabha polls.

On April 19 (Udhampur), April 26 (Jammu), May 7 (Anantnag-Rajouri), May 13 (Srinagar), and May 20 (Baramulla), the Union Territory will hold its Lok Sabha elections in five stages.

The results of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections will be announced on June 4.

Meanwhile, during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in January 2023, Rahul Gandhi visited to Jammu & Kashmir. He and his sister Priyanka later made a separate, private visit to the valley. However, this will be Kharge’s first trip to the UT Congress president.

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