New Delhi, March 17 -- Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: The Congress party on Tuesday, released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, announcing candidates for 55 of the 92 seats it has planned to contest.

Leader of the Opposition V D Satheesan has been renominated from Paravur, while senior leader Ramesh Chennithala will contest from Haripad.

Constituencies where discussions are still ongoing have been left out in this phase, reported news wire PTI.

Key seats such as Aranmula and Chengannur have not been included in the first list by the Congress party.

Earlier, CPI(M) released its list of 81 candidates - with CM Vijayan set to seek his mandate from his sitting seat Dharmadam assembly segment in nort...