Congress Releases 1st List Of 144 Candidates For Madhya Pradesh Election

Congress released the first list of 144 candidates for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, fielding state unit president and former Chief Minister Kamal Nath from Chhindwara. The list includes prominent names such as former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, Former Minister of Higher Education of Madhya Pradesh Jitu Patwari, Jaivardhan Singh, member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Vijayalakshmi Sadho and member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Lakshman Singh. Congress has fielded at least five former BJP leaders, including Avdhesh Nayak against home minister Narottam Mishra from Datia seat, former Jyotiraditya Scindia-loyalist Baijnath Yadav from Kolaras seat, Neeraj Sharma against Scindia-loyalist minister Govind Singh Rajput from Surkhi seat, Rao Yadvendra Singh Yadav from Mungaoli and former BJP MP Bodh Singh Bhagat from Katangi seat.