Shimla, March 5 -- The Congress has announced Anurag Sharma as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election from Himachal Pradesh. The decision was approved by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge.
The confirmation comes following an official press release issued by the All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary KC Venugopal on Thursday.
Sharma currently serves as president of the District Congress Committee (DCC) Kangra.
The announcement comes on the last day of the filing of nominations for the Rajya Sabha elections due March 16. Congress holds a comfortable majority in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly and if BJP does not announce any candidate, which the party has not done so far, Sharma's election to the Upper House is expec...