The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the second biggest party in the ruling Congress-led UDF, on Thursday announced its first list of 20 candidates for the upcoming Kerala assembly polls.
IUML is to contest 24 seats this time too, similar to the 2011 assembly polls. They had won 20 seats.
"The list includes all the five state ministers, five new faces and the remaining are all sitting legislators. The next list of the remaining four seats will be announced shortly," state Industries Minister P.K.Kunhalikutty told reporters here.
Five sitting legislators, who were not nominated, will be drafted into the party organisation.