"Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has approved the candidature of Prem Kaushal for the ensuing bye-election to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh from 36 - Bhoranj - SC constituency," a statement said.
Likewise in Karnataka, the Congress vice president has approved the names of Kalale N Keshavmurthy from Nanjangud- SC contituency and M P Mohanakumari from Gundlupet constituency.