LS Polls: Congress Fields Vikramaditya Singh Against BJP's Kangana Ranaut in Himachal's Mandi

Putting a stop to speculations over who would fight from the Mandi Lok Sabha seat of Himachal Pradesh, the Congress on Saturday fielded Vikramaditya Singh from the high stakes Parliamentary constituency. Congress on Saturday released another list of 16 candidates for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections fielding Manish Vikramaditya Singh from Mandi, Manish Tewari from Chandigarh and Vino Sultanpuri from Shimla.

Vikramaditya Singh will take on the fight against Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut fielded by the BJP from the Mandi seat.

According to an India Today report, talking about her son, Vikramaditya Singh’s candidature, Himachal Pradesh Congress unit chief Pratibha Singh said the people of Mandi have “always been with us”.

Pratibha Singh is the sitting MP from Mandi and has won the seat thrice.

According to a TOI report, Pratibha Singh, after a meeting with Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukkhu, said party leaders agreed that a young candidate should be fielded from the Mandi seat.

“Discussions were held on the 2-3 names that we shortlisted. It depends on the high command, on Mallikarjun Kharge, and on what names they approve. All our senior leaders believe that this time a young leader should be fielded. So, a consensus has been reached on the name of Vikramaditya Singh. The names will be finalised soon,” Pratibha Singh was quoted by TOI as saying.