India, March 5 -- The Congress party has announced six candidates for the upcoming biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha, renominating two sitting members and fielding several new faces from different states.

The party has renominated lawmakers Abhishek Singhvi and Phulo Devi Netam, and named Kangra district unit president Anurag Sharma as its candidate from Himachal Pradesh.

Singhvi has been nominated from Telangana, while Netam will contest from Chhattisgarh.

The decision to field a young leader from Himachal Pradesh holds significance as the Congress once again overlooked veteran leader Anand Sharma - a former Union minister and ex-deputy leader of the party in the Rajya Sabha.

Ironically, Anand Sharma was the Congress candidate fr...