In Himachal Pradesh, about 455 candidates have been left in the fray for the election to 68-member assembly slated to be held on the 4th of next month. Today is the last day of withdrawal of nomination papers. Although rebels of BJP and Congress have withdrawn their nominations as independent candidates but there are about 30 seats from where the rebel candidates of these two parties are STILL in the electoral field. The Kangra district which have the highest number of 16 assembly seats will witness electoral battle among 29 candidates.The prominent contestants in the fray are the Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal of BJP from Hamirpur, the Congress State President Virbhadra Singh from Shimla Rural, Maheshwar Singh, the President of Himachal Lokhit Party, HLP, the breakaway group of BJP, and the Industry Minister Kishan Kapoor of BJP.