Highlights: Systematic effort to cripple Congress financially, says Sonia

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The party in power amassed funds through electoral bonds while freezing our accounts to create hurdles for us in fighting polls, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said.

Congress leader Nana Patole said that candidates have been finalised for 12 seats, after the party's Central Election Committee met on Wednesday to finalise candidates for the Lok Sabha polls. He added Congress will hold talks with Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar today to finalise the remaining seats.Nana Patole said, "We have discussed at least 18-19 seats of Maharashtra, we have finalized at least 12 seats and tomorrow morning we have a meeting with Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray. Final discussions will be held and all seats will be announced by tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.'' The meeting was attended by former Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal and other members of the panel. The Grand Old Party has so far announced 82 candidates in two lists for the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls beginning on April 19.

A poll official said that three candidates, one of them from the BJP, filed nomination papers on Wednesday for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Anupam Rajan stated that the nomination process for six Lok Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh, where polling would be held in the first phase on April 19, began on Wednesday with the issuance of a notification. Sidhi, Shahdol (ST), Jabalpur, Mandla (ST), Balaghat and Chhindwara are the seats where the process began . On the first day, two candidates filed five nomination forms in Sidhi, including BJP's Rajesh Mishra, while one nominee submitted papers in Shahdol, he said.  

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Congress finalises 12 candidates in Maharashtra for General Elections

Congress' Maharashtra unit party President Nana Patole said that candidates have been finalised for 12 seats after the party's Central Election Committee (CEC) met on Wednesday to finalise candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. He also stated that Congress will hold a meeting with Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar today to finalize the remaining seats.