Maharashtra Assembly Polls: Congress, NCP announce more candidates; Samajwadi Party joins alliance
The NCP-Congress alliance in Maharashtra has been joined by several smaller parties including the Samajwadi Party to contest the upcoming assembly elections in the state.
The Nationalist Congress Party also released a list of 77 seats, fielding party chief Sharad Pawar's nephew and former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar from Baramati and senior leader Chhagan Bhujbal from Yeola constituency.
The list has another member of the Pawar family, Rohit Pawar - a grandnephew of the NCP President. Rohit will make his electoral debut from Karjat Jamkhed in Ahmednagar district.
The Congress also released its third list of candidates, naming 20 candidates for the upcoming polls where the alliance is facing a formidable NDA led by the BJP.