Cong polls: Virbhadra meets returning officer

On Sunday,a unanimous resolution was passed by the District Congress Committee for election of Anand Sharma as PCC delegate from Shimla Urban.

With the first round of DCC elections midway across the state,all controversies,and complaints by the warring factions in each constituency,were put up before Patil on Monday.

“No formal complaints have been received till now. I am meeting party workers and sorting out the matters through personal intervention and amicable solutions,” Patil told The Indian Express.

Sources said most complaints received by Patil were of rigging. At many places,voters have also complained of their names going missing from electoral lists.

When asked about the allegations regarding “unfair election” of the Shimla DCC chief,general secretary for organisational matters Asha Kumari said: “How can someone say that an election was unfair,when 137 of 172 delegates were present? The election was held after fair information to all voters.”