Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2018: Congress's list not out, but netas filing papers

Confidence of Congress candidates in getting tickets could be judged from the fact that two of its aspirants have filed their nomination papers even before the part could come out with list.

The party national secretary Harish Choudhary has filed his nomination papers as Congress candidate from Baytu assembly constituency of Barmer district. A prominent Jat leader and ex Barmer MP, Harish, before filing papers, took out a road show exhibiting his strength and addressed a mass rally claiming his candidature from the party. "He filed four sets of papers as Congress candidate," his aide said.

Another leader who seem-ed to be in a hurry in filing papers is Hemaram Choudhary. He filed his papers from Gudamalani seat of Barmer. Hemaram is AICC (All India Congress Committee) member and served as revenue minister in the last Gehlot government. Both leaders are confident of getting symbols after release of the list. "The list was to come out on Monday, but due to differences has been held back," a source said.