Cong renominates Ambika Soni,Kidwai

While the ruling party at the Centre was keen to re-nominate another candidate,AICC general secretary B K Hari Prasad,but talks with the JD(S) were yet to make any headway. While the JD(S) had initially agreed to support the Congress’s second candidate,it backed out later,asking the Congress to field a more “resourceful” candidate,said sources.

Meanwhile,the party leadership was yet to take a call on Commerce Minister Anand Sharma’s re-nomination to the Rajya Sabha. If he is not accommodated from Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh in the current round of biennial elections,he may have to wait for his nomination to the Upper House from Haryana later,said sources.