Congress releases list of 14 constituencies where 'primary' selection will take place

New Delhi: After Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi pitched for a US-style format to select candidates for the upcoming 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the party released a list of 14 constituencies where the 'primary' selection will take place this year.

Here is the list of the 14 constituencies:

Gauhati (Assam), Bhavnagar (Gujarat), Vadodara (Gujarat), Bangalore north (Karnataka), Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka), Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Mandsore (Madhya Pradesh), Aurangabad(Maharashtra), Yavatmal-Washim (Maharashtra), Sant kabir Nagar(Uttar Pradesh), Varanasi(Uttar Pradesh), Bikaner(Rajasthan), Jhunjhunu(Rajasthan) and Kolkata Uttar(West Bengal).

Performance of the political parties in the last three general elections:

Gauhati

2009 - BJP

2004 - Congress

1999 - BJP

Bhavnagar

2009 - BJP

2004 - BJP

1999 - BJP

Vadodara

2009 - BJP

Bangalore North

2009 - BJP

2004 - BJP

1999 - Cong

Dakshina Kannada

2009 - BJP

Indore

2009 - BJP

2004 - BJP

1999 - BJP

Aurangabad

2009 - SHS

2004 - SHS

1999 - SHS

Yavatmal-Washim

2009 - SHS

2004 - SHS won in Yavatmal-Washim

1999 - SHS won in Washim and Congress in Yevatmal

Sant Kabir Nagar

2009 - BSP

Varanasi

2009 - BJP

2004 - Congress

1999 - BJP

Bikaner

2009 - BJP

2004 - BJP

1999 - Congress

Jhunjhunu

2009 - Congress

2004 - Congress

1999 - Congress

Kolkata Uttar

2009 - AITC

2004 - CPM won in Calcutta North East and Calcutta North West

1999 - AITC won in Calcutta North East and Calcutta North West