Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC), which is grappling with rebellion in its ranks over ticket distribution, today released its second list of 20 candidates, comprising 12 women out of whom two are kin of sitting corporators, for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections slated for February 16.
Last night, the party released its first list comprising 119 aspirants.
Congress, which is making a vehement bid to wrest the control of the country's richest civic body from the saffron combine of Shiv Sena and BJP, is contesting on 169 out of the total 227 seats, while ceding 58 seats for its alliance partner NCP.
In the second list of 20 candidates, two are wives of the sitting corporators.
Congress, which is in opposition in the civic body, is facing largescale revolt from those aspirants who have been denied tickets amid allegations that the seats are being traded for money.
Meanwhile, wife of sitting corporator Shanti Yadav on Tuesday filed her nomination from ward number 28 and the daughter of his counterpart Kamlesh Yadav staked her claim from ward number 28, both on the ticket of Samajwadi Party.
Meanwhile, Congress MP from Mumbai North Sanjay Nirupam dashed a letter to Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, state unit president Manikrao Thakre and city chief Kripashankar Singh to probe allegations levelled by the sitting corporator Vidyarthi Singh who claimed that money was exchanged to declare a candidate for ward number 12.
Nirupam in his missive questioned the decision of declaring the candidate for the said ward even as objections were raised by Singh.
Meanwhile, NCP too released its second and final list of seven candidates, comprising five women including one who is a sitting corporator.
The party has changed three of its candidates from the first list of 51.
Names of two candidates from ward 129 and ward 132 were removed from the list since they had no caste validity certificates while the candidate from ward 163 was axed following objections to his candidature by an MLA, sources said.
Ward 163 falls in Anushaktinagar area in MLA Nawab Malik's assembly constituency.
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