<p> Itanagar: State Congress chief Nabam Tuki is set to lock horns with Union minister Kiren Rijiju in the Arunachal West Lok Sabha seat.</p>.<p>The state will go for simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the first phase on April 19.</p>.<p> Former chief minister Tuki currently represents Sagalee constituency in Papumpare district as MLA, having been elected for six consecutive terms.</p>.<p>The Congress on Thursday announced Tuki's candidacy along with Bosiram Siram, the APCC vice-president, who will be contesting from Arunachal East Parliamentary seat against BJP nominee Tapir Gao.</p>.Congress not sure about contesting all 60 Assembly seats in Arunachal Pradesh, names 34 candidates.<p>Tuki, who lost the Arunachal West seat to Rijiju in 2019, is confident of victory this time, citing a growing desire for change among the electorate.</p>.<p>'People want a change and public mood is changing against Rijiju. He is facing a strong anti-incumbency wave,' Tuki said.</p>.<p>'My focus will be on employment generation,' he added.</p>.<p>BJP had won both Lok Sabha seats in the last elections. While Rijiju won the seat by a margin of 1,74,843 votes, Gao won by a margin of 68,189 votes defeating his nearest rival Wangman Lowangcha of Congress.</p>.<p>In the 2019 assembly elections, the BJP bagged 41 seats, JD(U) won seven, NPP (5), Congress (4), PPA (1) and two seats were bagged by Independents.</p>.<p>Counting of votes for assembly polls will be held on June 2 and for Lok Sabha elections on June 4.</p>.<p>The BJP has declared candidates for all the 60 assembly seats, Congress has announced nominees for 34 seats and the NCP so far has declared 17 candidates.</p>
<p> Itanagar: State Congress chief Nabam Tuki is set to lock horns with Union minister Kiren Rijiju in the Arunachal West Lok Sabha seat.</p>.<p>The state will go for simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the first phase on April 19.</p>.<p> Former chief minister Tuki currently represents Sagalee constituency in Papumpare district as MLA, having been elected for six consecutive terms.</p>.<p>The Congress on Thursday announced Tuki's candidacy along with Bosiram Siram, the APCC vice-president, who will be contesting from Arunachal East Parliamentary seat against BJP nominee Tapir Gao.</p>.Congress not sure about contesting all 60 Assembly seats in Arunachal Pradesh, names 34 candidates.<p>Tuki, who lost the Arunachal West seat to Rijiju in 2019, is confident of victory this time, citing a growing desire for change among the electorate.</p>.<p>'People want a change and public mood is changing against Rijiju. He is facing a strong anti-incumbency wave,' Tuki said.</p>.<p>'My focus will be on employment generation,' he added.</p>.<p>BJP had won both Lok Sabha seats in the last elections. While Rijiju won the seat by a margin of 1,74,843 votes, Gao won by a margin of 68,189 votes defeating his nearest rival Wangman Lowangcha of Congress.</p>.<p>In the 2019 assembly elections, the BJP bagged 41 seats, JD(U) won seven, NPP (5), Congress (4), PPA (1) and two seats were bagged by Independents.</p>.<p>Counting of votes for assembly polls will be held on June 2 and for Lok Sabha elections on June 4.</p>.<p>The BJP has declared candidates for all the 60 assembly seats, Congress has announced nominees for 34 seats and the NCP so far has declared 17 candidates.</p>