The Congress on Sunday released its first list of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra, declaring the names for 51 constituencies. State Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat will contest from his current seat of Sangamner. Here is the full list of 51 candidatesThe Congress Central Election Committee announces the first list of candidates for the ensuing elections to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/LUruU7UNWB — Congress (@INCIndia) September 29, 2019The assembly elections in Maharashtra are scheduled for October 21. The Congress is contesting the elections with its long-time ally Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, current MLA from the Satara seat, is among the frontrunners to contest from Satara as NCP-Congress candidate.

Source: dna September 29, 2019 13:52 UTC