Cong finalises another 100 names for polls

In Maharashtra, names of CWC member Mukul Wasnik Buldhana, Gurudas Kamat Mumbai North-East and Suresh Kalmadi Pune are understood to have been cleared. Other likely contestants include Sunil Dutt Mumbai North-West Balasaheb Vikhe Patil Kopergaon, Udham Singh Pawar Jalna, Sudhir Sawant Rajapur and Dhamu Singhda Dhanu.

Sachin Pilot is likely to be fielded from Dausa in place of his mother Rama Pilot. In HP, the seats considered were Shimla for Dhaniram Shandel, Bilaspur for Ramlal Thakur, Kangra for Chandra Kumar.

The lists would be announced on March 15, sources said.