Guwahati, March 15 -- The two main opposition parties in Assam - Indian National Congress and the regional Raijor Dal - on Sunday released their second lists of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections, despite their alliance talks collapsing earlier.

The Congress, which had released the names of 42 candidates on March 3, announced 23 more in its second list issued late on Saturday, taking the total to 65 for the 126-member Assembly. The party had earlier said it would contest 100 seats.

The Congress left 15 seats in its second list for its allies - Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) and All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC).

The second list includes the names of sitting MLAs - Rekibuddin ...