Congress finalises names of four LS candidates in Delhi: Sources

The Congress has finalised its nominees for four out of seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi and an official announcement is likely to be made soon, sources said Thursday.

The central election committee of the party discussed the names of two-three probable candidates for each seat and finalised its nominees for four seats, they said.

"The names of all the seven candidates will be announced together on a later date," All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge for Delhi P C Chacko told PTI after the meeting.

Earlier in the day, Chacko met Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Sheila Dikshit and discussed the matter.

According to the sources, the party is yet to finalise its candidates for East Delhi, West Delhi and South Delhi constituencies.

They said the party is likely to field former Union minister Kapil Sibal from Chandni Chowk, former Delhi minister Rajkumar Chouhan from North West seat, former state unit chief Ajay Maken from New Delhi and former MP J P Agarwal from North East