<p class="title">The Congress on Thursday released its fifth list of 16 candidates for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, taking the total number of declared candidatures to 229.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The announcement came a day after the Congress released its fourth list of 29 candidates for elections to the 230-member Assembly.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Congress announced its first list of 155 candidates on November 3 in which it renominated 46 MLAs. A day after, it announced the second list of 16 candidates.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Monday night, the Congress announced the third list of 13 candidates.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With Thursday's announcement, the name of just one Congress candidate for the Manipur seat is awaited.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the current assembly, the Congress has 57 MLAs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Congress has been out of power in Madhya Pradesh since 2003. The incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government is seeking a fourth straight term. </p>
<p class="title">The Congress on Thursday released its fifth list of 16 candidates for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, taking the total number of declared candidatures to 229.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The announcement came a day after the Congress released its fourth list of 29 candidates for elections to the 230-member Assembly.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Congress announced its first list of 155 candidates on November 3 in which it renominated 46 MLAs. A day after, it announced the second list of 16 candidates.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Monday night, the Congress announced the third list of 13 candidates.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With Thursday's announcement, the name of just one Congress candidate for the Manipur seat is awaited.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the current assembly, the Congress has 57 MLAs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Congress has been out of power in Madhya Pradesh since 2003. The incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government is seeking a fourth straight term. </p>