(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday released its third list of 19 candidates for Rajasthan Assembly elections, which includes the name of expelled BJP MLA Shobharani Kushwah, who joined the grand old party on Wednesday after quitting the saffron camp.

The 200-member Rajasthan Assembly will go to the polls on November 25, while the results will be declared on December 3.

The third list also includes the names of BSP-turned-Congress MLAs Wajib Ali and Lakhan Singh Meena.

Kushwah, who was expelled by the BJP in June last year for 'cross-voting' in the Rajya Sabha elections, will contest from Dholpur, a seat she had won in 2018 on a BJP ticket.

She joined the Congress on Wednesday in the presence party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadhra.

While Wajib Ali has been fielded from Nagar, Lakhan Singh Meena will contest the Karauli Assembly seat party has also fielded Independent MLA Ramkesh Meena from Gangapur.

The Congress has also given ticket to sitting MLA Gayatri Drvi's brother-in-law Rajendra Trivedi (Sahara), but has replaced Pilot camp MLA Rakesh Boyat (Keshoraipatan, SC seat) with Gehlot camp's C.L. Premi Bairwa.

The party has fielded a new candidate -- Motiram Koli -- from the Reodar SC seat.

The Congress had earlier released two lists for the Rajasthan polls, naming 33 and 43 candidates, respectively.

--IANS

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