Jaipur, November 18: The Congress on Sunday issued its third and final list of candidates for the upcoming Rajasthan assembly elections 2018. The party has also accommodated aspirants from allies - Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and Sharad Yadav's Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD).
The list features names of 18 candidates, including 2 each from RLD and LJD, and 1 from NCP. With the declaration of the final set of nominees, the Congress+ has disclosed its candidates from all 200 seats of Rajasthan. Manvendra Singh vs Vasundhara Raje to Highlight December 7 Poll Battle.
Check Constituency-Wise List of Candidates Named by Congress in 3rd List for Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2018:
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Announcement of the third list of Congress candidates for the ensuing elections to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan. @INCRajasthan pic.twitter.com/EhpyZ2gKmK
— INC Sandesh (@INCSandesh) November 18, 2018
In the first and second list, the party had announced names of 152 and 32 candidates, respectively. The Congress on Saturday also declared Manvendra Singh, the son of former Union Minister and ex-BJP veteran Jaswant Singh, as the candidate from Jhalrapatan, where Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is contesting from.
The list of Congress candidates also include senior leaders Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot -- the two chief ministerial probables in case the party comes to power in the state.
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