Arjun Singh had left TMC to join BJP after being denied MP ticket for Barackpore. He will contest against his TMC rival Dinesh Trivedi for the seat on a BJP ticket.
Congress Party has finally arrived at a decision to field Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency as it is believed to be a traditional Congress bastion comprising of over 50 per cent of minority votes.
As the AAP is not recognised as a national party by the EC, their candidate has to arrange a minimum of 10 people as proposers at the Returning Officer's office to back her nomination.