The second list would be released after the TMC concluded talks with the poll partners, party president G K Moopanar said at a crowded media conference on Wednesday.

The TMC's first list has three sitting MPs, eight former MPs and three sitting MLAs.

The second list of candidates would include representatives of parties like Janata Dal (Secular), Indian Union Muslim League, RPI, BSP, Human Rights Party of India, Dalit Panthers and Pudhiya Tamizhagam, among others.