Gujarat Assembly Polls: Congress To Release First List of Candidates Soon - JPKee.com

New Delhi, November 19: The Congress on Sunday retracted its list of 76 candidates after making it public ahead of upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections 2017.

Earlier on Friday, Bharatiya Janata Party released its first list of 70 candidates for the two-phased polls.

In 2012 Gujarat Assembly Elections, Congress won 57 out of 182 seats and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered victory on 119 seats. It was left with only 43 MLAs after over dozen of them defected.

The Congress, which has been out of power in the key western state for over 22 years now, has been trying hard to increase its tally in the state.

The last date of filing nominations for the first phase of polls in Gujarat is November 21. Voting for the first phase will be held on December 9 while the second phase will go to polls on December 14. The counting of votes will take place on December 18.

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Author - Vikash Kumar