<p>The Congress has run into fresh trouble in Uttarakhand after it decided to nominate Pradeep Tamta, a confidant of Chief Minister Harish Rawat, for the Rajya Sabha elections.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Progressive Democratic Front (PDF), which had bailed out Rawat in the Supreme Court-monitored confidence vote earlier this month, has staked claim for the lone Rajya Sabha seat in the state. <br /><br />It announced the nomination of Tourism Minister Dinesh Dhanai for the June 11 elections.<br /><br />In a bid to embarrass the Congress, the BJP has announced support to Dhanai forcing Rawat into yet another round of fire-fighting exercise.<br /><br />With Uttarakhand Congress leader Yashpal Arya also challenging Tamta’s nomination, the chief minister flew to Delhi to hold consultations with party leadership. <br /><br />He was closeted with Ahmed Patel, the political secretary to Congress president Sonia Gandhi.<br /><br />“There will be only one candidate. That much I can say,” Rawat told reporters to a volley of questions over the Rajya Sabha elections after meeting Patel.<br /><br />However, the Congress appears to be in no mood to withdraw Tamta from the race and is working overtime to reach out to the aggrieved PDF.<br /><br /> </p>
<p>The Congress has run into fresh trouble in Uttarakhand after it decided to nominate Pradeep Tamta, a confidant of Chief Minister Harish Rawat, for the Rajya Sabha elections.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Progressive Democratic Front (PDF), which had bailed out Rawat in the Supreme Court-monitored confidence vote earlier this month, has staked claim for the lone Rajya Sabha seat in the state. <br /><br />It announced the nomination of Tourism Minister Dinesh Dhanai for the June 11 elections.<br /><br />In a bid to embarrass the Congress, the BJP has announced support to Dhanai forcing Rawat into yet another round of fire-fighting exercise.<br /><br />With Uttarakhand Congress leader Yashpal Arya also challenging Tamta’s nomination, the chief minister flew to Delhi to hold consultations with party leadership. <br /><br />He was closeted with Ahmed Patel, the political secretary to Congress president Sonia Gandhi.<br /><br />“There will be only one candidate. That much I can say,” Rawat told reporters to a volley of questions over the Rajya Sabha elections after meeting Patel.<br /><br />However, the Congress appears to be in no mood to withdraw Tamta from the race and is working overtime to reach out to the aggrieved PDF.<br /><br /> </p>
