Congress on Saturday released the second list of 23 candidates for the Maharashtra Assembly polls.
In the second list, the party showed confidence in its senior leaders, including Rajesh Tukaram Manvatkar, Mahesh Gangane Wardha and Shekhar Pramodbabu Shende.
The second list of Congress came days after the Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole said that the final seat-sharing formula of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance would be announced by Friday.
Bhusawal (SC) -- Rajesh Tukaram Manvatkar
Jalgaon (Jamod) -- Swati Sandip Wakekar
Akot-- Mahesh Gangane
Wardha-- Shekhar Pramodbabu Shende
Savner-- Anuja Sunil Kedar
Nagpur South-- Girish Krushnarao Pandav
Kamthi-- Suresh Yadavrao Bhoyar
Bhandara (SC)-- Puja Ganesh Thavkar
Arjuni-Morgaon (SC)-- Dalip Waman Bansod
Amgaon (ST)-- Rajkumar Lotuji Puram
Ralegaon-- Vasant Chinduji Purke
Yavatmal-- Balasaheb Shankarrao Mangulkar
Arni (ST)-- Jitendra Shivajirao Moghe
Umarkhed (SC)-- Sahebrao Dattrao Kamble
Jalna-- Kalias Kisanrao Gortantyal
Aurangabad East-- Madhukar Krishnarao Deshmukh
Vasai-- Vijay Govind Patil
Kandivali East-- Kalu Badheliya
Charkop-- Yashwant Jayprakash Singh
Sion Koliwada-- Ganesh Kumar Yadav
Shrirampur (SC)-- Hemant Ogale
Nilanga-- Abhaykumar Satishrao Salunkhe
Shirol-- Ganpatrao Appasaheb Patil
Earlier, the Congress announced its first list of 48 candidates, with state Congress chief Nana Patole from Sakoli, former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan from Karad South and Leader of Opposition in the outgoing Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar from Brahmapuri.
Congress, NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT), as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi, are contesting 85 seats, while discussions on the remaining 33 seats out of the total 288 are still underway.
Polling for the 288-member state assembly will take place on November 20 and counting of votes will take place three days later.
