Congress Star Campaigners For 2024 Lok Sabha Polls In UP: Check List

Congress on Sunday released the list of star campaigners for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections.

The names include Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, DK Shivakumar, Digvijaya Singh, Sachin Pilot and others for Uttar Pradesh.

There are 40 names in the list which has star campaigners such as former Chief Ministers including Ashok Gehlot, Digvijay Singh, Bhupesh Baghel, and Harish Rawat.

Also, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, and Telangana CM Revanth Reddy will join the campaign trail in Uttar Pradesh. Other notable names on the list include Ajay Rai, Salman Khurshid, Sachin Pilot, Rajiv Shukla, Imran Pratapgarhi, Deepender Singh Hooda, Raj Babbar, Supriya Shrinate, and Alka Lamba.

The Congress had previously released a list of 27 star campaigners for Jammu and Kashmir, featuring party president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

Uttar Pradesh will vote in all seven phases, with the first two phases scheduled for April 19 and April 26, followed by phases three and four on May 7 and May 13. The electorate will continue to cast their votes in phases five, six, and seven on May 20, May 23, and June 1 respectively, with the counting of votes set for June 4.

It has to be noted that there are 80 Lok Sabha seats in UP.