With the Central Election Committee but to convene within the Congress, the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) ticket aspirants are making ready for last-minute submitting of nominations throughout 28 meeting constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Senior TNCC members mentioned elements such because the non-availability of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, an necessary determination maker, as he’s held up within the ultimate phases of the marketing campaign in Kerala, had delayed the announcement of candidates.
As well as, senior leaders have flagged severe points within the ticket distribution and seat choice course of.
“The management is feeling that we obtained seats the place we can not discover credible candidates who can struggle and win the election. There’s additionally the query of allegations raised by a Congress MP and others that seats are distributed in a non-transparent method, which has been dropped at the eye of the management. Subsequently, there are delays,” mentioned a senior chief.
One other TNCC chief, who will probably contest within the upcoming election, mentioned that the candidate listing could be out newest on Thursday as “there isn’t any time to organize and file the nomination papers”.
Printed – April 02, 2026 12:54 am IST