Shimla, March 4 -- A meeting of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Legislative Party has been convened on March 5, the last day for filing nominations for election to the lone Rajya Sabha seat in the state.

Industry minister Harshwardhan Chauhan, who is also the parliamentary affairs minister, while talking to HT asserted that there will be no opposition candidate this time. "There is no such possibility. Those who attempted such actions earlier have already left the party. This time, there is absolutely no such possibility," he added while referring to the switching over of Congress leaders to the BJP in 2024.

The elections to the one Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal will be held on March 16. The elections are being held to fill vacancies ari...