India, March 22 -- The Congress on Thursday officially announced Ravindra Dhangekar as the party candidate for Pune Lok Sabha seat. Dhangekar, an OBC (Other Backward Class) leader, will lock horns with Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Murlidhar Mohol.

Besides Dhangekar, the grand old party has also announced six other candidates from Maharashtra for Lok Sabha elections - Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj for Kolhapur, Praniti Shinde for Solapur, Gowaal Padavi for Nandurbar, Balwant Wankhede for Amravati, Vasantrao Chavan for Nanded and Shivaji Kalge for Latur.

In March 2023, Dhangekar defeated BJP's Hemant Rasne in the saffron stronghold of Kasba Peth, emerging as a giant killer.

Dhangekar's victory at Kasba Peth in the fiercely fought by-poll c...