Congress releases third list of 16 candidates

The Congress party in Maharashtra has released its third list of 16 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections. The list includes senior leader Manikrao Thakare, who will be contesting from Digras constituency. Talks with allies NCP(SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT) for seat-sharing are still ongoing. Some MLAs have been retained while others have been replaced in different constituencies. Asif Zakaria will be contesting against Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar in Vandre West, and Congress general secretary Sachin Sawant will be contesting from Andheri West.