The Madhya Pradesh Congress announced its first list of 155 candidates for elections to the 230-member state assembly slated for November 28. The names of Congress State Unit Chief Kamal Nath and poll campaign Committee In-charge Jyotiradtiya Scindia are not on the list. They are touted to be frontrunners for the chief minister's post if the party wins.

The list of 155 names, released on Saturday, includes that of 21 women and 24 fresh faces. It has struck a fine balance between supporters of Scindia and former CM Digvijay Singh, sources said.