LS polls: Third list of Congress deferred, decision likely on March 18

New Delhi: The Congress has delayed the announcement of its third list of Lok Sabha candidates. It is is likely to be released after March 18. Meanwhile, the party is facing a candidate crisis with senior leaders reluctant to contest.

According to sources, Union Minister Manish Tewari is unlikely to contest citing that he is unwell. The suspense over whether CWG scam accused Suresh Kalmadi and Ashok Chavan will be contesting still remains. Also to be seen is that whether Sachin Pilot, Azharuddin and P Chidambaram will fight these elections

The party had come out with its second list of candidates for the general elections on March 13.