Mangalore : Senior Congress leader B Janardhan Poojari  has said that the Congress has formed three committees in the wake of the ensuing elections to local administrative bodies.

Speaking to reporters on February 20, Wednesday, he said  election publicity committee, candidate selection committee and  manifesto committees  have been formed. The committees will have 21,29 and 19 members respectively, he said.

Poojari clarified that all leaders were taken into confidence while forming the committee. He also said that only hard working candidates will be given tickets after taking into view the opinion of party leaders of respective areas. He said the committee comprises of B Ramanatha Rai, Vinay Kumar Sorake, Abhayachandra Jain, K Vasant Bangera, U T Khader, B A Mohideen, K M S Masood, B Ibrahim, Vijaykumar Shetty, Ivan D’Souza, Mohan P V, Mohammed Badruddin, Kallige Taranath Shetty, Ibrahim Kodijal, K Suresh Ballal, B H Khader, Harikrishna Bantwal, B S Mamatha Gatti, Mithun Rai, B A Mohiuddin Bava, Ashith Pereira, Padmanabh Naringana, Arun Kuvelho, J R Lobo, Shashidhar Hegde, Deepak Poojary, Ashok D K, Naveen D’Souza and Kripa Alva. Poojari said the candidates’ list will be finalized before February 23.

Party leaders Mithun Rai, UT Khader, Gulzar Banu, Ivan D’Souza, PV Mohan and others were present.