The Indian National Congress, the main opposition party against the ruling BJP made public its third list of 56 candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on Thursday (Mar 21). It included prominent names including Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the Member of Parliament from West Bengal's Berhampore since 1999.&nbsp;

In the announcement, the Congress party has revealed its chosen candidates for various parliamentary seats across several states. These include two seats in Arunachal Pradesh, 17 in Karnataka, 11 in Gujarat, five in Rajasthan, seven in Maharashtra, eight in West Bengal, one in Puducherry, and five in Telangana.

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Notable candidates featured in this list are Radhakrishna (son-in-law of party chief Mallikarjun Kharge), and Praniti Shinde (daughter of former Union minister Sushilkumar Shinde). Radhakrishna will be fighting the elections from Gulbarga constituency, and Praniti from Solapur. Congress has decided to leave the Sikar Lok Sabha constituency in northern state of Rajasthan for the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Earlier in the day, CPI(M) national secretary Amra Ram reportedly said that his name has been proposed by his party and the state Congress for the Sikar seat.

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This announcement of the third list was made following a meeting of the Central Election Committee chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.&nbsp;

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“The third list of names of Congress candidates on 57 Lok Sabha seats for the Lok Sabha elections, 2024 was released in the meeting of the 'Central Election Committee' held under the chairmanship of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge,” Congress said in a social media post.

Here's the complete list of candidates:&nbsp;

Arunachal Pradesh -&nbsp;

Arunachal East - Bosiram Siram

Arunachal West - Nabam Tuki

Gujarat -&nbsp;

Patan - Chandanji Thakor

Sabarkantha - Dr Tushar Chaudhary

Gandhinagar - Sonal Patel

Jamnagar - JP Marvia

Amreli - Jennyben Thummar

Anand - Amitbhai Chavda

Kheda - Kalusinh Dabhi

Panchmahal - Gulabsinh Chauhan

Dahod (ST) - Prabhaben Taviyad

Chhota Udaipur (ST) - Sukhrambhai Rathwa

Surat - Nilesh Kumbani

Karnataka -&nbsp;

Chikkodi - Priyanka Jarakiholi

Belgaum - Mrunal Ravindra Hebbalkar

Bagalkot - Samyukta S Patil

Gulbarga (SC) - Radhakrishna

Raichur (ST) - G Kumar Naik

Bidar - Sagar Khandre

Koppal - K. Rajashekar Basavaraj Hitnal

Dharwad - Vinod Asooti

Uttara Kannada - Dr Anjali Nimbalkar

Davanagere - Prabha Mallikarjun

Udupi Chikmagalur - Dr Jayaprakash Hegde

Dakshina Kannada - Padmaraj

Chitradurga (SC) - BN Chandrappa

Mysore - M Lakshman

Bangalore North - Prof MV Rajeev Gowda

Bangalore Central - Mansoor Ali Khan

Bangalore South - Sowmya Reddy

Maharashtra -&nbsp;

Nandurbar (ST) - Adv Gowaal K Padavi

Amravati (SC) - Balwant Basawant Wankhede

Nanded - Vasantrao Balwantrao Chavan

Pune - Ravindra Hemraj Dhangekar

Latur (SC) - Dr Shivajirao Kalge

Solapur (SC) - Praniti Sushilkumar Shinde

Kolhapur - Shahu Shahaji Chatrapati

Rajasthan -&nbsp;

Ganganagar (SC) - Kuldeep Indora

Sikar: Left for CPI-M

Jaipur - Sunil Sharma

Pali - Sangeeta Beniwal

Barmer - Umeda Ram Beniwal

Jhalawar-Baran - Urmila Jain Bhaya

Telangana -&nbsp;

Peddapalle (SC) - Gaddam Vamsi Krishna

Malkajgiri - Sunitha Mahender Reddy

Secunderabad - Danam Nagender

Chevella - Dr Gaddam Rajith Reddy

Nagarkurnool (SC) - Dr Mallu Ravi

West Bengal -&nbsp;

Raiganj - Ali Imran Ramz (Victor)

Maldaha Uttar - Mostaque Alam

Maldaha Dakshin - Isha Khan Chowdhary

Jangipur - Md Murtoja Hossain (Bokul)

Baharampur - Adhir Ranjan Choudhary

Kolkata Uttar - Pradip Bhattacharya

Purulia - Nepal Mahato

Birbhum - Milton Rashid

Puducherry -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Puducherry - Ve Vaithilingam

(With inputs from agencies)

The Indian National Congress, the main opposition party against the ruling BJP made public its third list of 56 candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on Thursday (Mar 21).

The Indian National Congress, the main opposition party against the ruling BJP made public its third list of 56 candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on Thursday (Mar 21). It included prominent names including Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the Member of Parliament from West Bengal's Berhampore since 1999. In the announcement, the Congress party has revealed its chosen candidates for various parliamentary seats across several states. These include two seats in Arunachal Pradesh, 17 in Karnataka, 11 in Gujarat, five in Rajasthan, seven in Maharashtra, eight in West Bengal, one in Puducherry, and five in Telangana. Also Read | ED arrests Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal; here's a timeline of events in excise policy case Notable candidates featured in this list are Radhakrishna (son-in-law of party chief Mallikarjun Kharge), and Praniti Shinde (daughter of former Union minister Sushilkumar Shinde). Radhakrishna will be fighting the elections from Gulbarga constituency, and Praniti from Solapur. Congress has decided to leave the Sikar Lok Sabha constituency in northern state of Rajasthan for the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Earlier in the day, CPI(M) national secretary Amra Ram reportedly said that his name has been proposed by his party and the state Congress for the Sikar seat. Also Read | Delhi CM Kejriwal opts against urgent hearing on protection plea in Supreme Court? This announcement of the third list was made following a meeting of the Central Election Committee chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. Watch | The basmati rice war between India and Pakistan × “The third list of names of Congress candidates on 57 Lok Sabha seats for the Lok Sabha elections, 2024 was released in the meeting of the 'Central Election Committee' held under the chairmanship of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge,” Congress said in a social media post. Here's the complete list of candidates: Arunachal Pradesh - Arunachal East - Bosiram Siram Arunachal West - Nabam Tuki Gujarat - Patan - Chandanji Thakor Sabarkantha - Dr Tushar Chaudhary Gandhinagar - Sonal Patel Jamnagar - JP Marvia Amreli - Jennyben Thummar Anand - Amitbhai Chavda Kheda - Kalusinh Dabhi Panchmahal - Gulabsinh Chauhan Dahod (ST) - Prabhaben Taviyad Chhota Udaipur (ST) - Sukhrambhai Rathwa Surat - Nilesh Kumbani Karnataka - Chikkodi - Priyanka Jarakiholi Belgaum - Mrunal Ravindra Hebbalkar Bagalkot - Samyukta S Patil Gulbarga (SC) - Radhakrishna Raichur (ST) - G Kumar Naik Bidar - Sagar Khandre Koppal - K. Rajashekar Basavaraj Hitnal Dharwad - Vinod Asooti Uttara Kannada - Dr Anjali Nimbalkar Davanagere - Prabha Mallikarjun Udupi Chikmagalur - Dr Jayaprakash Hegde Dakshina Kannada - Padmaraj Chitradurga (SC) - BN Chandrappa Mysore - M Lakshman Bangalore North - Prof MV Rajeev Gowda Bangalore Central - Mansoor Ali Khan Bangalore South - Sowmya Reddy Maharashtra - Nandurbar (ST) - Adv Gowaal K Padavi Amravati (SC) - Balwant Basawant Wankhede Nanded - Vasantrao Balwantrao Chavan Pune - Ravindra Hemraj Dhangekar Latur (SC) - Dr Shivajirao Kalge Solapur (SC) - Praniti Sushilkumar Shinde Kolhapur - Shahu Shahaji Chatrapati Rajasthan - Ganganagar (SC) - Kuldeep Indora Sikar: Left for CPI-M Jaipur - Sunil Sharma Pali - Sangeeta Beniwal Barmer - Umeda Ram Beniwal Jhalawar-Baran - Urmila Jain Bhaya Telangana - Peddapalle (SC) - Gaddam Vamsi Krishna Malkajgiri - Sunitha Mahender Reddy Secunderabad - Danam Nagender Chevella - Dr Gaddam Rajith Reddy Nagarkurnool (SC) - Dr Mallu Ravi West Bengal - Raiganj - Ali Imran Ramz (Victor) Maldaha Uttar - Mostaque Alam Maldaha Dakshin - Isha Khan Chowdhary Jangipur - Md Murtoja Hossain (Bokul) Baharampur - Adhir Ranjan Choudhary Kolkata Uttar - Pradip Bhattacharya Purulia - Nepal Mahato Birbhum - Milton Rashid Puducherry - Puducherry - Ve Vaithilingam (With inputs from agencies)

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A feud between the neighbouring families in Bengaluru in India's southern state of Karnataka escalated so much so that both parties ended up filing complaints against each other with the police authorities, media reports said.

The bone of contention? A window that the&nbsp;complainant, a 44-year-old woman, said that a&nbsp;newlywed couple next door used to keep open while they shared intimate moments. The incident is reportedly from Avalahalli area in south Bengaluru's Girinagar.&nbsp;

As per the woman, the neighbours persistently left their bedroom window open. She lodged a police complaint against the couple. The woman's home was faced directly to the couple's bedroom.&nbsp;

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The situation seems to be further exacerbated as the woman claimed that the couple responded to her request to close the window with threats and verbal abuse. The couple, as per the woman passed menacing remarks and tried to frighten her with rape threats.

She also alleged that the landlord of the building where the couple was tenants also attempted to assault her. The 44-year-old also claimed that the landlord's son also tried the same tactic to intimidate her, media reports said.&nbsp;

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In response to the complaint, authorities registered a First Information Report (FIR) under several sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including intentional insult, criminal intimidation, and insult to the modesty of a woman.

However, the landlord rebutted the allegations. The landlord asserted that the woman was instigating conflicts with their tenants in an attempt to force them out of the property.

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In a tit-for-tat move, the landlord filed a counter-complaint. The landlord, as per reports, accused the woman of harassment and intentionally creating disturbances to pressurise&nbsp;their tenants into vacating.
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Presently, both complaints are under investigation by the police as they look into the discord between the neighbouring households.

(With inputs from agencies)

A feud between the neighbouring families in Bengaluru in India's southern state of Karnataka escalated so much so that both parties ended up filing complaints against each other with the police authorities, media reports said.

A feud between the neighbouring families in Bengaluru in India's southern state of Karnataka escalated so much so that both parties ended up filing complaints against each other with the police authorities, media reports said. The bone of contention? A window that the complainant, a 44-year-old woman, said that a newlywed couple next door used to keep open while they shared intimate moments. The incident is reportedly from Avalahalli area in south Bengaluru's Girinagar. As per the woman, the neighbours persistently left their bedroom window open. She lodged a police complaint against the couple. The woman's home was faced directly to the couple's bedroom. Also Read | Indian student goes missing in US, family seeks MEA's help after getting ransom call The situation seems to be further exacerbated as the woman claimed that the couple responded to her request to close the window with threats and verbal abuse. The couple, as per the woman passed menacing remarks and tried to frighten her with rape threats. She also alleged that the landlord of the building where the couple was tenants also attempted to assault her. The 44-year-old also claimed that the landlord's son also tried the same tactic to intimidate her, media reports said. Also Read | SBI submits complete electoral bond details with unique numbers to Election Commission In response to the complaint, authorities registered a First Information Report (FIR) under several sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including intentional insult, criminal intimidation, and insult to the modesty of a woman. However, the landlord rebutted the allegations. The landlord asserted that the woman was instigating conflicts with their tenants in an attempt to force them out of the property. Watch | Archaeologists try to unearth ‘India’s oldest temple’ in Madhya Pradesh × In a tit-for-tat move, the landlord filed a counter-complaint. The landlord, as per reports, accused the woman of harassment and intentionally creating disturbances to pressurise their tenants into vacating. Presently, both complaints are under investigation by the police as they look into the discord between the neighbouring households. (With inputs from agencies)

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