The Pradesh Election Committee (PEC) of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) is scheduled to meet here on January 24 to prepare a list of probable lok Sabha candidates.
At least 13 PEC members and five special invitees will prepare the probable list which will be submitted to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) on January 25.
“Our preference will be for young and new candidates for the lok Sabha seats and winnability will be the sole criteria,” said PCC president Jayadev Jena. The AICC will announce the first phase of lok Sabha candidates on February 7, sources said.