Rajya Sabha election LIVE: Congress announces 6 poll picks; Sharad Pawar set to get fresh term

The Congress on Thursday (March 5, 2026) announced Kangra District Congress Committee president Anurag Sharma as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Himachal Pradesh.

Mr. Sharma, considered close to Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, is set to file his nomination later in the day following a meeting of the Congress Legislative Party. He has also served as the president of the Billing Paragliding Association.

Mr. Sharma’s nomination comes as a surprise, as the names of former state Congress president Pratibha Singh, former Union minister Anand Sharma, and the Chief Minister’s political adviser Sunil Sharma were widely considered frontrunners for the seat.

-ANI