The Congress will shortlist names of candidates for the Lok Sabha seats in Chhattisgarh within 10 days.
Sachin Pilot, the Congress Chhattisgarh in-charge, was speaking to reporters on Saturday after attending the party’s screening committee meeting for the Lok Sabha polls.
In 2019, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won nine of the 11 Lok Sabha seats in the state. Two went to the Congress.
“Names of the candidates will be shortlisted by the AICC after a discussion within 10 days. The announcement of names will be done soon so that they get enough time for campaigning,” Pilot said.
He said an elaborate discussion on the subject took place in the screening committee meeting.
The Congress vote share did not decline in the 2023 Assembly elections compared to 2018, he said.
The BJP won 54 Assembly seats in December, leaving the Congress 35 seats.
Despite the defeat, Congress workers are ready for the Lok Sabha battle and issues like price rise and unemployment will be raised, Pilot said.