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Lok Sabha polls: Cong's K C Venugopal seems to be the man to watch out for

The newly appointed general secretary is not contesting the Lok Sabha elections but has a big say in who should get the Congress nomination across the country

Lok Sabha polls: Congress’ K C Venugopal seems to be the man to watch out for
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In the Congress party, the man to watch seems to be K C Venugopal. The newly appointed general secretary is not contesting the Lok Sabha elections but has a big say in who should get the Congress nomination across the country. One of the reasons behind Rahul Gandhi contesting from Wayanad in Kerala is Venugopal who was elected to the outgoing Lok Sabha from Alappuzha, the nearly 100-km-long constituency, spread across six assembly segments and one in Kollam district, home to a cross section of fishermen in the state and the birthplace of many Left Front politicians. It