Cong candidate in U'khand files nomination from seat where

Manmohan Mall filed nominations from Dhanolti seat in Uttarakhand today as a Congress candidate, landing the party in a difficult situation as ruling ally PDF member Pritam Singh Panwar is already in the fray from the seat as an Independent and has also sought the party's support.
It can deepen the Congress's problems on the seat as the party is already grappling with rebellion in more than half a dozen constituencies after announcement of candidates.
However, PCC president Kishore Upadhyay said a solution will be found after taking all sides into confidence.
PCC sources said after a consensus was reached over Congress contesting all the 70 assembly seats in the state, the party announced its first list of 63 candidates followed by a second of seven nominees.

All of them were distributed party symbols.
Though Chief Minister Harish Rawat was in favour of contesting the polls in alliance with Progressive Democratic Front and the party's list of candidates included names of most of its members, Dinesh Dhanai and Panwar decided to contest as Independents.

As the party was still considering extending support to Panwar, Mall filed nominations on the last day of nominations today as the party's official candidate.
When contacted Upadhyay said there was no ego involved.
"All we want is to emerge victorious on March 11 when the results of the assembly polls are announced," he said.

He also said Mall had been informed about Panwar expecting the party to throw its weight behind him.
However, he expressed hope that the matter will be sorted out in consultation with Rawat, Panwar and Mall.