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The retiring Rajya Sabha members from Jammu & Kashmir urged the House that issues of J&K should be considered and statehood should be restored soon for the benefit of the people of the state.
The ruling Left Front government in Kerala will be able to send two nominees to the Upper House and the Congress will get the other seat.
Once again a demand has grown from some Congress leaders for a deep introspection within the party after the latest debacles of party candidates in the recent legislative assembly elections in Bihar and in the bypolls in Madhya Pradesh and other states.
His remarks come after Congress' debacle in the Bihar assembly elections, in which the party had won 19 out of the 70 seats it contested.
Khurshid, who is among the leaders considered close to the Gandhi family, said there are enough forums in the Congress for airing views and doing so outside the party 'hurts' it, remarks that come days after senior leader Kapil Sibal and some others went public with their criticism of the party leadership.
The Central Election Authority (CEA) will elect the new Congress president.
He was asked if the Congress will be ready to support any regional party leader for the PM's post even if it emerges as the largest party in a hung Parliament.