Congress names 20 more candidates for Maharashtra assembly polls in third list
The Congress on Wednesday announced a third list of 20 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly election ahead of the October polls.
Candidates so far
With the latest list, the party has named 123 candidates in total. Its first list carried 51 names and the second 52.
The contest
Voting for the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly was scheduled for October 21, with counting on October 24. The Congress was contesting in a pre-poll alliance with the Nationalist Congress Party.
What happened next
In the 2019 Maharashtra election, the BJP won 105 seats, the Shiv Sena 56, the NCP 54 and the Congress 44. After the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance broke down, Uddhav Thackeray of the Shiv Sena became Chief Minister in November 2019 with the support of the NCP and the Congress.
See also: Indian National Congress, Nationalist Congress Party and elections.
Originally published on 3 October 2019. Rewritten on 9 October 2026.
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