{
  "id": 11750758,
  "title": "Congress names candidates for 3 Maharashtra MLC seats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/congress-names-candidates-for-3-maharashtra-mlc-seats",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T19:04:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/congress-names-candidates-for-3-maharashtra-mlc-seats/article71541087.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Congress has announced its candidates for three Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) seats in the upcoming biennial polls, set to take place on October 23. The party has chosen to renominate MLC Abhijit Wanjari for the Nagpur Division Graduate seat and member Jayant Dinkar Asagaonkar for the Pune Division Teachers' seat. Aditi Pohare has been selected as the new candidate for the Amravati constituency. The deadline for filing nominations is October 6, with the withdrawal deadline set for October 9. The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) also announced their plans to contest the polls, with discussions held regarding the Graduate of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Graduate of Pune, and Teachers of Amravati constituencies.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "SP changes candidates on two MLC seats, field BJP rebels",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/sp-changes-candidates-on-two-mlc-seats-field-bjp-rebels",
        "published": "2026-10-03T21:25:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}