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DHARAMSHALA: On Saturday, Congress party held a massive convention related to upcoming parliamentary elections at Palampur the home turf of BJP’s stalwart and sitting MP Shanta Kumar . But it doesn’t mean that no effort is required, she added.“We all have to come forward and work sincerely for the party. Congress has failed to win Kangra parliamentary seat from last 10 years.State party Chief Sukhwinder Sukhu, all prominent leaders of the party participated in the meeting headed by AICC member Rajni Patil , incharge for state party affairs. But Singh didn’t go to the convention allegedly due to health reasons.Former Congress Ministers, Sudhir Sharma who is a close aide of Singh and GS Bali were the two prominent contenders of the MP ticket from the area. Kangra parliamentary has majority of OBC population and party has recently appointed a state head for the OBC cadre from this region only replacing the earlier one from Una district..