PANJIM: The Congress on Monday said that candidates of INDIA bloc will file their nomination papers for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Wednesday, April 17.
On the other hand, both candidates of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) namely Shripad Naik for North Goa and Pallavi Dempo for South Goa Parliamentary constituency are likely to file their nomination papers on Tuesday, April 16.
Dempo will first file the nomination papers before the returning officer South Goa Collector at Margao while Shripad Naik will file the nomination papers in Panjim. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and BJP State President and MP Sadanand Shet Tanavade will accompany the party candidates at the time of filing their nomination papers.
The process of filing nomination papers for the May 7 Lok Sabha elections in Goa started on Friday, April 12, with the issuing of the Gazette notification for the third phase of 2024 Lok Sabha polls. However, no nominations were received on Saturday, Sunday being a public holiday. The last date to file nomination papers is April 19 from 11 am to 3 pm.
