Cong to declare RS candidate soon: Agnihotri
Shimla, Feb. 26 -- Himachal Pradesh deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri on Wednesday said that the candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha seat will be finalised soon, adding that they won't allow BJP to repeat its earlier "strategy".
The voting for RS seat will held on March 16. Currently, Indu Goswami, from BJP, is the MP.
"The party high command will soon decide the candidate for RS polls. I don't think the BJP will be able to make any attempt this time. Earlier they managed to win the seat despite our efforts to defeat 'Operation Lotus', but this time Congress is fully alert," said Agnihotri, on the sidelines of a press conference to highlight transport sector reforms. Referring to the previous polls, Agnihotri said, "BJP may have won the RS seat once, but it cannot happen repeatedly."...
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