Anand Sharma Leads Himachal Rajya Sabha Race; Congress Cautious After 2024 Fiasco

• Former Union Minister Anand Sharma is the frontrunner for the Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh, arriving in Kasauli and heading to Shimla.
• Congress is proceeding cautiously with candidate selection, learning from the cross-voting incident in the 2024 Rajya Sabha election.
• CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has called a crucial Congress Legislature Party meeting on March 5, the last day for nominations.
• Parliamentary Affairs Minister Harshvardhan Chauhan asserts Congress unity, claiming no cross-voting will occur this time.
• The final decision rests with the Congress high command, with strong indications that the candidate will be from Himachal itself.