On the second day of filing of nomination papers for the February 6 elections to the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) on Wednesday, at least 26 candidates submitted their papers, taking the total number candidates so far to 28. Two candidates had filed the papers on Monday.
Among the candidates who filed the papers on the day, 12 were from the Congress, three from the CPI(M), two from the BJP and the remaining nine Independent candidates. The last date of filing of papers is fixed on January 18.
While only three more days are now left, the ruling BJD has not yet prepared its list of candidates while the BJP and the Congress have declared their lists of only 40 candidates each. The CMC has a total of 59 wards.