Congress releases fourth phase of list, reposes faith in Karishma Thakur from Govindnagar, fields new candidates in Sisamau and Ghatampur
In the third phase of elections in the state, only two days of nominations are left. The Congress has given ticket to state president Karishma Thakur from Govind Nagar in Kanpur. While Rajnarayan Kureel, who recently joined the Congress from Ghatampur assembly seat, has been given the ticket. Similarly, in Sisamau assembly constituency, Congress has fielded Haji Suhail Ahmed. Haji also became a Congressman a few days ago. Karishma has been the runner from Govindnagar Karishma Thakur, who started politics from Delhi University, has contested from Govindnagar in the 2020 by-election. It is said to be very close to the Gandhi family. This time they got a direct benefit of it. After losing the by-election, the ticket was finalised for Karishma even after a few contenders. However, govindnagar assembly is a Brahmin majority. About 1.5 lakh voters from Govind Nagar are Brahmins. In the by-election, sp and bsp got about 25 thousand votes. Tickets to new guests from Sisamau The Congress h...