Summary:
Bali and former minister Sudhir Sharma are said to be contenders for the party ticket from Kangra. Earlier, when there were indications that Shanta Kumar would contest from the seat, Congress was planning to field Sharma or Bali from the seat. Bali said he had always advocated for OBC representation in Kangra. Dharamshala: Congress leader and former state minister G S Bali on Saturday said he had already communicated to party president Rahul Gandhi that he was not in the race for the party ticket from Kangra and media reports of him opposing candidature of OBC leader Pawan Kajal was a lie.In a post on his Facebook account, the Congress leader claimed that such reports were aimed at weaking the Congress in Kangra. “I have devised a strategy along with Kajal for the poll campaign,” he said..