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Rajasthan polls: Congress releases 2nd list, pits Jaswant's son against Vasundhara Raje
Congress put Jaswant Singh's son Manvendra against Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje from Jhalrapatan constituency.
Jaipur: The Congress released its second list of 32 candidates for the December 7 assembly election in Rajasthan on Saturday, fielding former BJP leader Jaswant Singh's son Manvendra against Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje from Jhalrapatan constituency.
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Announcement of second list of candidates for the ensuing elections to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan. @INCRajasthan pic.twitter.com/pXqQbCaZyT
The second list was released by the Congress general secretary and in-charge of Rajasthan Mukul Wasnik.
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The opposition party had declared 152 candidates in the first list on Thursday night.
Manvendra Singh, a former BJP MLA from Sheo, in September quit the saffron party to join the Congress ahead of the assembly election.
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Senior Congress leaders, including Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot and CP Joshi, are contesting the state election. (PTI)