GUWAHATI, March 19 -- The Congress in Assam released its third list of 22 candidates on Thursday, bringing its total tally to 87 for next month's election to the 126-seat assembly.

Among the 22 names in Thursday's list was sitting legislator Asif Mohamad Nazar, who has been again fielded from the Laharighat assembly segment.

Nagaon Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi had opposed giving the Laharighat ticket to Nazar and threatened to quit the party if this was done. Bordoloi, who headed the Assam Congress's panel to frame the manifesto, however, did not wait for the party to make the decision and crossed over to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. The BJP subsequently fielded Bordoloi from Dispur.

The Congress handed the Ra...