Rohtak, March 9 -- Former chief minister and leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday claimed that Congress nominee's victory is sure in the Rajya Sabha elections.

Congress announced Dalit leader Karamvir Singh Boudh as its candidate for one of the two Rajya Sabha seats from Haryana falling vacant on April 9. The vacancies arise as the terms of BJP members Kiran Choudhry and Ram Chander Jangra come to an end.

Interacting with the media here, Hooda said that the Congress has nominated a grassroots worker and this decision is being widely praised.

Earlier in the day, Hooda met the family of air squadron leader Anuj Vashisht, who died in the fighter plane crash in Assam. Hooda expressed grief and offered condolences to the ber...