Congress to announce rest of its Gujarat candidates tomorrow

Congress is expected to release its fourth list of Lok Sabha candidates tomorrow, which is likely to include candidates for around seven seats out of the remaining nine seats in Gujarat, sources said.
"It is expected that tomorrow's list will cover all the remaining seats except two, including Ahmedabad East, which may require some more brain storming," a party source said here today.
Congress had declared its candidates for 18 out of a total 26 seats in Gujarat, but later withdrew a nominee bringing its tally to 17.
On Tuesday, it had announced eight candidates, including former Santrampur MLA Paranjayadityasinh Parmar for the Panchmahal seat. However, within hours, the party withdrew his name.

Congress is yet to announce candidates for Patan, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad East, Porbandar, Amreli, Panchmahal, Bharuch, Surat, and Navsari.
The party is yet to make any announcement on Amreli, where former MP Virji Thumar had staked claim earlier saying he had been selected by the party for the Amreli seat. Thumar claimed on Monday that Congress state in-charge Gurudas Kamat had conveyed the decision taken by the party.
Since his name didn't appear in the recent list, it is believed that the Congress is unhappy with Thumar for crossing the party line.
Sources said that sitting Amreli MLA Paresh Dhanani is seen as a better contender than Thumar. It is believed that the Congress may select Dhanani over Thumar for the Amreli seat.