Congress drops Shrinate from Maharajganj seat for Lok Sabha polls amid Kangana Ranaut controversy
The Indian National Congress replaced Supriya Shrinate, head of its social media department, from the Maharajganj seat in Uttar Pradesh amid controversy over her remarks on BJP candidate Kangana Ranaut. Shrinate received a show cause notice from the Election Commission for her comments, deemed "undignified and in bad taste." The Congress announced Virendra Chaudhary as its candidate for the seat, dropping Shrinate despite earlier speculations.