After much hassle, the Congress released its first list of 48 Assembly poll candidates on Thursday night. Predictably, it includes sitting MLAs who have been re-nominated. Some of the next generation of party leaders have also been selected.

The party has given a contestant against the deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis from Nagpur South West. Prafulla Gudadhe Patil, who had lost earlier to Fadnavis, will take on a mighty challenge once again. State president Nana Patole has retained his Sakoli segment. Opposition leader Vijay Wadettiwar has regained Brahmapuri.