Maharashtra Elections: Congress releases 2nd list of 23 candidates

The Congress connected Saturday announced its 2nd database of candidates for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections, retaining sitting MLA Kailash Gorantyal from Jalna and fielding enactment person Sunil Kedar's woman Anuja from the Saoner seat.

The database came aft the party's Central Election Committee met and discussed the names of the candidates for the polls.

The Congress declared 48 candidates successful its archetypal list. With this list, it has present announced 71 candidates.

The enactment has fielded Anuja, the woman of enactment person Sunil Kedar, who has been disqualified from contesting elections for six years aft being convicted successful the Nagpur District Central Cooperative Bank (NDCCB) scam. She volition conflict it retired from the Saoner spot successful Nagpur district.

The absorption enactment has retained MLA Kailash Gorantyal from Jalna.

The enactment had retained 25 incumbent MLAs successful its archetypal database of nominees.

Senior enactment person and erstwhile lawman talker Vasant Purke, who mislaid the 2019 polls, has been fielded again from Ralegaon (Yavatmal), portion Shivajirao Moghe, who mislaid successful 2019, has made mode for his lad Jitendra from the Arni spot (Yavatmal).

In Mumbai, the enactment has announced the candidature of Kalu Badheliya from Kandivali East seat, Ganesh Yadav from Sion Koliwada and Yashwant Singh from Charkop.

Suresh Bhoyar volition instrumentality connected authorities BJP main Chandrashekar Bawankule astatine Kamptee (Nagpur), portion successful Wardha, the enactment has fielded Shekhar Shende, lad of erstwhile assembly talker precocious Pramod Shende.

Speaking to reporters aft the CEC gathering connected Friday, enactment person Ramesh Chennithala said the Congress CEC held a treatment connected the remaining seats of Maharashtra.

"The MVA is contesting unitedly, and we person nary differences," Chennithala, who is the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge for Maharashtra, said.

"We volition combat unneurotic to realise the dreams of the radical of Maharashtra. We are assured that MVA volition signifier the government. People are acceptable to propulsion retired this corrupt government," Chennithala said.

PCC main Nana Patole said the MVA volition execute amended successful the Assembly polls than successful the Lok Sabha polls, and the MVA volition signifier a afloat bulk government.

"We, the MVA, are each acceptable to expanse the upcoming assembly elections," Venugopal said successful a station connected X aft the deliberations.

He besides shared pictures of the CEC gathering connected the microblogging platform.

The Congress announced its archetypal database of 48 candidates for the Maharashtra polls connected Thursday, fielding Patole from Sakoli, erstwhile main curate Prithviraj Chavan from Karad South and Leader of Opposition successful the outgoing Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar from Brahmapuri.