Mandi, March 19

The Congress and the BJP have intensified their exercise to take final decision about candidates to allocate party tickets to them to contest the Municipal Corporation election in Mandi which is due next month.

The District Congress Committee (DCC) today shortlisted the names of candidates to take final approval from the party high command.

According to party sources, the list has been prepared by the DCC, which will be sent to the party high command tomorrow.

Sources told The Tribune that at least two names were shortlisted from each ward under the Mandi MC. There are total 15 wards. It is expected that the party high command will hold a meeting within two days to decide the final list.

District Congress Committee president Prakash Chaudhari said the party high command would now declare the final list of candidates. — TNS