国大党选择前联邦总理哈拉普 (Khalap) 和前海军将领维里亚托·费尔南德斯 (Viriato Fernandes) 担任果阿邦议席。 Cong picks former Union min Khalap, ex-navyman Viriato Fernandes for Goa seats.
在 5 月 7 日即将举行的人民院选举中，国大党最终确定拉玛坎特·卡拉普 (Ramakant Khalap) 为北果阿邦议席，维里亚托·费尔南德斯 (Viriato Fernandes) 为南果阿邦议席。 Congress finalizes Ramakant Khalap for North Goa & Viriato Fernandes for South Goa seats in upcoming Lok Sabha elections on May 7. 该党的中央选举委员会将哈拉普和费尔南德斯列入候选名单，分别与印度人民党候选人什里帕德·奈克和帕拉维·登波竞争。 The party's Central Election Committee shortlisted Khalap and Fernandes to contest against BJP candidates Shripad Naik and Pallavi Dempo respectively. 国大党认为，费尔南德斯在印度人民党传统据点南果阿更有机会挑战印度人民党。 The Congress party believes Fernandes has a better chance of challenging BJP in its traditional stronghold of South Goa.