Ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections slated for March 16, a group of Haryana Congress legislators left their own State on Friday, heading for the Congress-ruled State of Himachal Pradesh, party sources said.
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Of the 37 Congress MLAs in the Haryana Assembly, about 30 reportedly left for the neighbouring hill State following a party meeting in Chandigarh. Party insiders said the move was aimed at keeping the flock together and eliminating any risk of cross-voting in what is expected to be a closely fought election.
The election for Haryana’s two vacant Rajya Sabha seats has three candidates in the fray. The Congress has fielded Karmavir Singh Boudh, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominated Sanjay Bhatia. The presence of a third Independent candidate Satish Nandal, has made it a tight contest, forcing the Congress to leave nothing to chance.
Tight contest
