AAP releases second list of 12 candidates for upcoming Chhattisgarh polls

Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) released the second list of 12 candidates on Monday. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led party had released the first list of 10 candidates for the state Assembly elections on September 8. 

In the 2018 Assembly polls, AAP had fielded 85 candidates in Chhattisgarh but all them ended up losing their deposits. The polls to the 90-member House were swept by the Congress, which ousted the Bharatiya



Janata Party after 15 years in power.

It should be mentioned here that the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election is scheduled to be held in or before November 2023 to elect all 90 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The tenure of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 3 January 2024. The previous assembly elections were held in November 2018. After the election, the Congress party formed the state government, with Bhupesh Baghel becoming Chief Minister.