Gujarat Assembly elections 2017: Congress releases list of 40-star campaigners

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AHMEDABAD: The Congress on Monday released a list of star campaigners for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections.

Forty top leaders of the party have been designated to campaign in the state.

Congress releases a list of 40 star campaigners for upcoming #GujaratElection2017 pic.twitter.com/4P8BfZe2H5 — ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2017

Earlier on Sunday, the grand old party had released its first list of 77 candidates.

Congress's first list saw senior leaders like Shaktisinh Gohil and Arjun Modhwadia getting tickets.

The party is locked in a bitter contest with the BJP, which has been in power in the state since 1995.

On the other hand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has already announced 134-candidates, which includes incumbent Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.

Gujarat goes to polls in December, where the first phase for 89 seats will be held on the 9th and for the remaining 93 seats it will be held on the 14th.

The results will be announced along with that of Himachal Pradesh on December 18.