Himachal Pradesh minister Vikramaditya Singh will be contesting against Kangana Ranaut for the Mandi Lok Sabha seat, said his mother and state Congress chief Pratibha Singh.
Kangana Ranaut on Thursday slammed Vikramaditya Singh, saying he cannot threaten her and send her back as it is not his ancestors’ estate.
Vikramaditya Singh will be contesting against actor Kangana Ranaut who was fielded by the BJP. Talking about her son’s candidature, Pratibha Singh said the people of Mandi have “always been with us”.
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Way before the official announcement, Vikramaditya and Kangana engaged in the war of words. Slamming Kangana for her “Chhota Pappu” remark, Vikramaditya said on Thursday that he would pray to Lord Ram to give her some “good sense.”
Vikramaditya Singh, the Congress MLA who fomented a rebellion against the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, will be fighting against BJP’s Kangana Ranaut in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi.
The Congress on Saturday announced the names of 16 candidates for the Lok Sabha election 2024. Himachal Pradesh’s former chief minister Virbhadra Singh’s son 35-year-old Vikramaditya will be replacing his mother – sitting MP Pratibha Singh — as a candidate from the constituency.
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After the meeting with Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, she said party leaders have agreed that a young candidate should be fielded from the Mandi seat.
Congress’s new list includes Tewari from Chandigarh, Vikramaditya from Mandi
Son of the Congress’ Himachal Pradesh unit chief Pratibha Singh, Vikramaditya, has been pitted against BJP candidate and Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut in Mandi while Tewari will be contesting from Chandigarh against BJP’s Sanjay Tandon who replaced sitting MP Kirron Kher.
The other candidates were Ramji Thakor from Mahesana, Himmatsinh Patel from Ahmedabad East, Pareshbhai Dhanani from Rajkot, Naishadh Desai from Navasari, Vinod Sultanpuri from Shimla, Mohan Hembram from Keonjhar, Shrikant Kumar Jena from Balasore.
Anant Prasad Sethi from Bhadrak, Anchal Das from Jajpur, Sashmita Behera from Dhenkanal, Sidharth Swarup Das from Kendrapara, Rabindra Kumar Sethy from jagatsinghpur, Sucharita Mohanty from puri and Yasir Nawa from Bhubaneswar.
Earlier, Pratibha also confirmed today that “consensus has been reached on the name of Vikramaditya Singh.
Himanchal PCC chief Pratibha Singh on his son’s candidature from Mandi
“Discussions were held on the 2-3 names that we shortlisted. It depends on the high command, on Mallikarjun Kharge, and on what names they approve. All our senior leaders believe that this time a young leader should be fielded. So, a consensus has been reached on the name of Vikramaditya Singh. The names will be finalised soon,” said Pratibha Singh, who is the incumbent MP from Mandi.
The Mandi constituency is considered a stronghold of former chief minister Virbhadra Singh’s family.
The Congress leader further said that instead of misleading people by diverting attention, she should speak up on the real issues.
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