India, March 10 -- The Congress preparedness for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections appears to be both clumsy and devoid of direction. The first list released by the party has consciously and deliberately left out names from the crucial Hindi speaking states, where its nominees will be expected to take on the might of the BJP and its allies. The list, which has only one big name of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel from Rajnandgaon, besides Rahul Gandhi, who shall be contesting from Wayanad in Kerala.
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