New Delhi, March 11 -- Congress on Monday cleared the names for 12 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh, sources said.

The decision was taken after the Congress party held its Central Election Committee (CEC).

According to sources, Nakul Nath, son of senior Congress leader Kamal Nath, will contest from the Chhindwara seat.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge chaired party's CEC meeting in Delhi on Monday.

Earlier, the Congress had declared the names of 39 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

The Congress released its first list of 39 candidates for Lok Sabha elections on Friday, with party General Secretary KC Venugopal asserting that his party's priority is to win the maximum number of Lok Sabha seats.

"Our priority is to wi...