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However, the previous president of Himachal Pradesh Congress, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, did not decide on this. It kept the applications of Harish Janartha, Singhi Ram and Rajender Karpa, all loyalists of Virbhadra Singh, pending. Now, the Congress is facing the challenge of winning all four seats.For long, there was a demand to take back rebels, especially by former chief minister Virbhadra Singh. SHIMLA: Facing the challenge of reclaiming all four BJP-ruled parliamentary seats of Himachal Pradesh, the Congress in Himachal Pradesh has finally opened its doors to rebels who were thrown out of the outfit in 2014 for either contesting against the party’s official nominee or involvement in anti-party activities.A four-member committee decided to take back 46 rebels, including former MLAs, on Saturday. In past five years, Congress has claimed that it strengthened itself at the grassroots, but factionalism and rivalry in the party’s state unit is still a matter of concern for the party high command..