Lok Sabha Elections: Digvijaya Singh says he would have preferred Rajgarh seat

With the much-awaited Lok Sabha elections drawing near, parties have started heating up their poll campaign and speedily announcing their candidates in all states. While the BJP announced its third list of candidates on Friday night, the Congress also released the names of 34 candidates in its seventh list.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will kick-start party’s poll campaign in Bihar and West Bengal today. He will address a ‘Jan Bhawna Rally’ at 12.30 pm in Purnia, followed by another public gathering in Malda.

Meanwhile, the BJP is scheduled to announce the names of 40 candidates for the upcoming polls in Bihar.