Shimla, Feb. 23 -- The Revenue, Horticulture and Tribal development Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Jagat Singh Negi, on Monday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party was acting against the interests of the hill state and asserted that the ruling Congress would "definitely win" the upcoming Rajya Sabha election due to its numerical strength.

Speaking to the media after returning from New Delhi and later in an interaction with ANI, Negi said the state leadership held meetings with Congress high command, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, to discuss the prevailing financial situation of Himachal Pradesh and to chalk out future political strategy.

Negi alleged that the BJP had not supported Himachal's demand for continuation of ...