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Rajya Sabha Polls: Congress Issues Whip For Abhishek Manu Singhvi As BJP's Harsh Mahajan Urges 'Conscience Vote'

In response to the BJP Rajya Sabha candidate Harsh Mahajan's assertions of triumph, the Congress has instructed its MLAs to support their party's nominee Abhishek Manu Singhvi through a whip.

Shimla, Feb 25 (PTI) Wary of claims of victory by BJP Rajya Sabha candidate Harsh Mahajan, the Congress has issued whip to its MLAs to vote for party candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi.

Mahajan, a three-time Congress MLA and former minister, had resigned from the party in September 2022 ahead of assembly polls and joined the BJP. He has been repeatedly saying that he knows all the MLAs very well, is in touch with them and is hopeful of victory.

A whip has been issued ahead of Rajya Sabha polls, a Congress MLA said on Sunday.

Following the whip, all the candidates will have to show the ballot to the authorised agent who can declare a vote invalid if any MLA refuses to show the ballot.

Mahajan said he has filed the nominations to be victorious and expressed the hope that the Congress members will exercise a "conscience vote".

He has claimed that he has close links with the MLAs across party lines. "I am contesting to win and am not bothered about the numbers. Wait for February 27, the polling day," he said.

However, dismissing Mahajan's claim, the Congress leaders said the party is united and its candidate will win hands down.

The Congress has a clear majority with 40 out of 68 MLAs and the support of three independent MLAs. Despite the fact that the BJP, with 25 MLAs, is far behind in the number game, it has forced a contest by fielding Mahajan against Singhvi.

A meeting of the Congress Legislature Party has been convened on the eve of the election in which Singhvi will also remain present.

(This report has been published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)

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