Only Sonia will decide on CM candidate in HP: Cong

The Himachal Congress on Wednesday said party chief Sonia Gandhi [ Images ] will only decide the name of the chief ministerial candidate.

"The decision regarding the chief ministerial candidate in Himachal Pradesh [ Images ] will be taken only by Sonia Gandhi after the state elections, due this year-end," senior Congress leader G S Bali said in Dharamsala.

Congress will hold a rally on Thursday, in which union minister Anand Sharma and Virbhadra Singh [ Images ] will also take part, he said.