Madhya Pradesh: Congress releases list of 155 candidates for upcoming assembly elections

On Friday BJP also released the list of its 177 candidates for the upcoming elections in Madhya Pradesh.

The first list includes the name of Digvijay Singh's son and Congress MLA Jaivardhan Singh./ PTI IMAGE/ FILE

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday released the list of its 155 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh Vidhansabha constitutes of total 230 seats, therefore the party is yet to release the names of remaining candidates.  The first list includes the name of Digvijay Singh's son and Congress MLA Jaivardhan Singh. The list has around 22 percent female candidates. On Friday BJP also released the list of its 177 candidates for the upcoming elections in Madhya Pradesh. dropping over two dozen MLAs and fielding Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from his traditional Budhni seat. The BJP is in power in Madhya Pradesh since 2003. Earlier today, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's brother-in-law Sanjay Singh Masani on Saturday joined the Congress Masani, was said to be peeved at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for denying him a ticket for the Assembly polls. Reportedly, he wanted to contest from Waraseoni in Balaghat district from where the BJP has fielded sitting MLA Yogendra Nirmal. "BJP is now all about dynasty and nepotism. Most of the candidates fielded by BJP are sons and daughters of MLAs or MPs. Those who work for the party are being neglected for the sake of dynasty politics. Madhya Pradesh needs Kamal Nath," he said/ Madhya Pradesh assembly is set to go to polls on November 28 and the counting of votes is set to take place on December 11.