The Congress on Thursday night released its complete list of 329 seats. One seat has been left for Loktantrik Janata Dal of Sharad Yadav.
In the last list of six candidates, former MPCC president Arun Yadav has been pitted against Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Budhni.
The list also confirmed that Vyapam whistleblower Dr Anand Rai has been denied ticket from Indore-5.
Yadav had even stopped going to PCC ever since he was removed. His meetings with Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav had also fuelled speculations about his political future.
Later, the Congress however managed Yadav by inducting him into Working Committee.
Many believe Yadav might not be as bigger politician as Shivraj
But his presence could well engage the Chief Minister in his home town more than what he had engaged a leader with lesser repute would have been fielded from Budhni.
Notably, Shivraj has won Budni seat, his home town, thrice in 2005, 2008 and 2013.
Besides, the Congress seemed taking some corrective measures in those seats where the chosen candidates have faced rebellion from party cadre.
These include Indore-1 where Preeti Agnihotri was nominated earlier and now she has been replaced with local leader Sanjay Shukla who has threatened to field his wife from the seat.
Ratlam Rural seat also saw a turnaround where JAYS member Laxman Singh Dindor nominated earlier has been replaced with Thavar Lal Bhuria. Dindor’s nomination had met with massive unrest in the grand old party.
Besides, Manpur seat where the candidature was held back has seen the nomination of Gyanwati Singh.
Mohan Sengar has been nominated from Indore-2 and exMLA Satyanarayan Patel has been fielded from Indore-5. Vyapam whistleblower Dr Anand Rai was staking his claim from this seat.
Pankaj Sanghvi who contested last time in 2013 and lost too has been discarded.