New Delhi: The Congress party revealed its second list of candidates for the upcoming Telangana elections on Friday, presenting a lineup of 45 candidates. Among the notable selections, former Indian cricket team captain Mohammad Azharuddin will be contesting from the Jubilee Hills assembly constituency, and Madhu Goud Yaskhi emerged as the chosen candidate for the Lal Bahadur Nagar constituency.
Congress Party releases a list of 45 candidates for the upcoming #TelanganaElections2023
Madhu Goud Yaskhi fielded from Lal Bahadur Nagar, Mohammad Azharuddin from Jubilee Hills pic.twitter.com/Uc2FdvkFLO
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The list was disclosed a day after a meeting in Delhi, with the presence of party president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, and other leaders from Telangana.
The 45 names released on Friday were cleared in the meeting, whereas a list of candidates for 19 constituencies was referred back to the screening committee for reconsideration.