Today's Witness Monday, 09 December 2024, 06:46 AM, ( Updated at 11:30 AM Daily)
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Wednesday, 23 October, 2024 02:22:PM
Priyanka Gandhi has been given a ticket by the Congress party to contest the bye-election of the Lok Sabha from the Waynad constituency vacated by her brother Rahul Gandhi. The election is to take place on 13th November. CPI, a constituent of the ruling coalition has given a ticket to the 70-year-old Secretary of CPI and National Secretary of Bhartiya Kisan Sabha source says. Mokeri started his political career in student life and became MLA three times from Kozhikode source says. Mokeri lost to the congress candidate with a meagre 20 thousand votes in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections source says. Priyanka Gandhi will have to face tough competition from Mokeri in the coming elections source says.
