New Delhi, March 28 -- Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Saturday said that the party will release its list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections today, after the party's Central Election Committee (CEC) deliberated on the candidates.

Speaking after a key CEC meeting held in Delhi to finalise candidates, Mir said the Congress is fully prepared to contest all 294 seats in the state independently. "The list will be released today," he said, emphasising that the selection process was carried out after extensive consultations and screening.

"Elections have already begun in five places, including West Bengal, where polling will be held in two phases. The Congress Party has already decided that we will field our cand...