"BJP will win all three Assembly seats...": Jairam Thakur ahead of bypolls in Himachal Pradesh

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 9 (ANI): Ahead of bypolls in three Assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, Leader of Opposition and former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur on Tuesday exuded confidence over the victory of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in all three Assembly seats and said that the BJP will win all three Assembly seats in bypolls.
Campaigning for the bypoll to three assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh ended on Monday evening. The polling for the bypoll to Dehra, Hamirpur and Nalagarh assembly segments will be held on July 10.
Speaking to ANI, Jairam Thakur claimed that these three by-elections could have been conducted along with the Lok Sabha elections, but CM Sukhu did not let it happen to create influence and pressure.
"These elections are definitely very important. You would have seen the public mandate that was given by the people of Himachal Pradesh in these Lok Sabha elections. We led on 61 of the 68 (assembly) seats. We won all 4 Lok Sabha seats, despite there being a Congress government in the state. These 3 by-elections could have been conducted along with the Lok Sabha elections. But the CM did not let it happen to create influence and pressure. He is trying to influence the elections now. He is making announcements and trying to lure people. Interestingly, CM's wife is also contesting from one Assembly seat. All limits have been crossed," Thakur said.
"Despite all this, I am very confident that people are in the mood to make the BJP win in all three Assembly segments. BJP will win all 3 Assembly seats, I am confident of this," he added.
In the Dehra segment of Kangra district, Kamlesh (53) of the Indian National Congress (INC), Hoshyar Singh (57) of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Independent candidates Sulekha Devi (59), Arun Ankesh Syal (34) and Advocate Sanjay Sharma (56) are in the fray
According to the official, Ashish Sharma (37) of BJP, Dr Pushpinder Verma (48) of INC and Independent candidates Pradeep Kumar (58) and Nand Lal Sharma (64) are in the fray from Hamirpur Assembly Constituency.
For the Nalagarh segment, Hardeep Singh Bawa (44) of INC, KL Thakur (64) of BJP, Kishori Lal Sharma (46) of Swabhiman Party and Independent candidates Gurnam Singh (48), Harpreet Singh (36) and Vijay Singh (36) are in the fray.
The Hamirpur, Nalagarh, and Dehra assembly segments fell vacant after the Speaker accepted the resignation of three independent MLAs who resigned from the House and joined the BJP. (ANI)