MP assembly polls: Congress fields 69 sitting MLAs in first list of 144 candidates

The opposition Congress has given tickets to 69 sitting legislators in the first list of its 144 candidates announced on Sunday for the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls scheduled next month.

State Congress president and former chief minister Kamal Nath has been fielded from his home-turf Chhindwara, from where he is currently the legislator.

Polls to the 230-member state assembly will be held on November 17.