BHOPAL: Congress released its first list of 144 candidates for the MP polls Sunday with a nod to numerology – at 9.09 am on the first day of Navratri, fielding 69 of its 96 sitting MLAs in a mix skewed towards youth. PCC chief Kamal Nath was among the nominees, 65 of them below 50.
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Besides 19 women, there are six Muslim, 39 OBC, 30 ST and 22 SC candidates.Numerologists claimed “significance” in Congress’s 144-strong list, pointing out that the digits total 9, correlating to Navratri and the timing of the announcement.
