Congress' Abhishek Singhvi moves Himachal high court challenging his defeat in Rajya Sabha poll through draw of lots

Weeks after he lost the Rajya Sabha election from Himachal Pradesh, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Saturday, filed an application in the high court challenging the interpretation of drawing of lots rules by the election officer after there was a tie in the poll.

BJP nominee Harsh Mahajan won the February 27 election through a draw of lots after both candidates secured 34 votes each.

“There is nothing in the law, neither in the act nor in the rules which compels an interpretation which requires that the person whose name is drawn in the draw of lots is a loser,” Singhvi told reporters after filing his petition in the Himachal Pradesh High Court.