Maharashtra Assembly polls: Congress releases second list of 23 candidates
The Hindu
Congress releases second list of 23 candidates for Maharashtra Assembly elections, confident in MVA coalition's victory.
The Congress on Saturday (October 26, 2024) released its second list of 23 candidates for the November 10 Assembly elections in Maharashtra.
The list came after the party's Central Election Committee (CEC) met and discussed the names of the candidates for the polls.
The Congress declared 48 candidates in its first list. With this list, the Congress has now announced 71 candidates.
The opposition party had retained 25 incumbent MLAs in its first list of nominees.
The Congress has also asserted that there were no differences in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition and the final seat-sharing arrangement among its constituents will be out by Saturday (October 26, 2024) evening.
Speaking to reporters after the CEC meeting on Friday, (October 25, 2024) party leader Ramesh Chennithala said the Congress CEC held a discussion on the remaining seats of Maharashtra.
"The MVA is contesting unitedly and we have no differences," Mr. Chennithala, who is the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge for Maharashtra, said.
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