A day after releasing its fourth list of candidates for the upcoming elections in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress released its fifth and sixth list on Thursday, 8 November, declaring 17 candidates and seven candidates respectively.
In it’s sixth list it announced that Arun Yadav will be contesting from Budhni against current Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan.
Sartaj Singh, who has joined Congress from BJP, also features in the list. He will contest from the Hoshangabad constituency.
Here’s the sixth list:
Earlier, it had announced the fifth list:
The Congress on Wednesday, 7 November released its fourth list of 29 candidates for the MP elections:
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s brother-in-law Sanjay Singh Mesani, who joined the party last week, also figures in the list.
On Monday, 5 November, Congress had released its third list of candidates for the MP elections. The third list included the names of 13 candidates who will contest the elections scheduled for 28 November:
The party had declared its first list coming on 3 November, and the other two on consecutive days.
Here’s the second list of 16 candidates:
On 3 November, Congress had released its first list of 155 candidates for MP polls:
The lists don’t feature the names of state unit President Kamal Nath and Guna lawmaker Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia. The two leaders are believed to be the Congress’ probable chief ministerial candidates.
Former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh's son Jaivardhan, a sitting MLA, brother Lakshman Singh and nephew Priyavrat Singh have been given tickets.
Congress will field Dr Hiralal Alawa – Convener of the political outfit Jai Adivasi Yuva Shakti (JAYS) – from Manawar, a constituency reserved for the Scheduled Tribes (ST). JAYS reportedly has a strong supporter base among the tribal community.
On 2 November, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its first list of 177 candidates for the upcoming Assembly election. The incumbent Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will contest from Budhni, and state ministers Narottam Mishra and Yashodhara Raje Scindia will contest from Datia and Shivpuri respectively, the party had announced.
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