Congress releases first list of 144 candidates for MP polls; fields Kamal Nath from Chhindwara

The Congress party on Sunday released its first list of 144 candidates for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, fielding state unit president and former chief minister Kamal Nath from Chhindwara.

The announcement came a day after the party’s Central Election Committee met to finalise candidates at the AICC office in New Delhi.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has already announced candidates for 136 out of 230 assembly constituencies in the state.

The state will go to polls on November 17 while counting of votes will take place on December 3.