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Top Contenders Emerge for Congress Rajya Sabha Ticket in Himachal; Former Minister Heads to Shimla
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Anand Sharma Leads Himachal Rajya Sabha Race; Congress Cautious After 2024 Fiasco
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04-03-2026, 11:22
Anand Sharma Leads Himachal Rajya Sabha Race; Congress Cautious After 2024 Fiasco
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Former Union Minister Anand Sharma is the frontrunner for the Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh, arriving in Kasauli and heading to Shimla.
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Congress is proceeding cautiously with candidate selection, learning from the cross-voting incident in the 2024 Rajya Sabha election.
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CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has called a crucial Congress Legislature Party meeting on March 5, the last day for nominations.
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Parliamentary Affairs Minister Harshvardhan Chauhan asserts Congress unity, claiming no cross-voting will occur this time.
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The final decision rests with the Congress high command, with strong indications that the candidate will be from Himachal itself.
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