Chandigarh, March 11 -- Haryana Congress MLA Jassi Petwar on Wednesday expressed confidence that the party's candidate, Karamvir Singh Boudh, will secure one of the two Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana, citing the party's numerical strength.

The election, scheduled for March 16, has become a three-way contest with BJP's Sanjay Bhatia and Independent candidate Satish Nandal also in the fray.

Speaking to ANI on the development, Petwar said the Congress candidate is expected to win comfortably as the party has adequate numbers in the Haryana Assembly to ensure victory for one seat.

"There are only two seats in the Rajya Sabha. The candidate from Congress would definitely get a seat in the Rajya Sabha because we have numbers. The remaining two...