Summary:
“If the city Congress chief switches his own constituency, it won’t send the right message,” argued one of them. NAMES OF a former Maharashtra chief minister, a former state Congress chief, two former Union ministers, a sitting MP and a former chief minister’s wife were shortlisted on Tuesday by the state Congress Parliamentary Board for the Lok Sabha polls. Former Union minister Mukul Wasnik and Milind Deora were shortlisted from Ramtek (Vidarbha) and Mumbai-South (Mumbai) seats, respectively. Former state Congress chief Manikrao Thakre is the party’s sole contender from Yavatmal. But with former CM and state Congress president Ashok Chavan, the party’s other MP, interested in contesting the state polls, his wife, Ameeta, a sitting legislator, is expected to be nominated from Nanded (Marathwada)..