Cong seeks 3 more front row LS seats

The Congress has urged Speaker Om Birla to allot it four seats in the front row in the Lok Sabha as its tally of MPs has gone up from 52 in the 2019 general elections to 99 members in the polls held earlier this year.

- Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar

In its request to the Speaker's office, the party submitted that it needs front row seats for Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, who represents Rae Bareli; party general secretary and Alappuzha MP K.C. Venugopal; Jorhat MP Gaurav Gogoi; and Mavelikkara MP and Congress Working Committee member Kodikunnil Suresh. However, senior party