Rajasthan polls: Cong's first list a mix of seasoned and new candidates

The list includes former ministers from Ashok Gehlot's cabinet

Congress released its first list of 152 candidates for the Rajasthan assembly polls late on Thursday after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced its two lists for 162 seats earlier this week.

The delay is attributed to the statements issued by Congress’s frontrunners for the chief ministerial post in the state – Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot – declaring that both would be contesting the polls. The move has divided the party into two factions. Earlier, it was speculated that only one would contest in order to avoid the tussle for the top post.

Former chief minister Gehlot will run from his