Telangana Assembly Elections: Congress releases third list of 13 candidates

Congress party on Saturday released the third list ahead of the assembly elections in  Telangana. The third list consists of 13 candidates.

The party had released its first list consisting of 65 candidates earlier on Monday. The second list of 10 candidates was released by the party on Wednesday.

With the latest list, the total tally of candidates declared by the Congress has reached 88. There are 119 seats in the Telangana Assembly.

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The Congress, eyeing the south Indian state, has formed an electoral alliance with N Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Party (TDP), the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS). The grand alliance has been seen as another primary contender for the polls in the state and the main challenger to K Chandrashekhar Rao-led Telugu Rashtra Samiti (TRS).

The assembly elections in Telangana will be held on December 7. The counting of votes will take place on December 11.