Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Saturday paid tributes to Shyam Saran Negi, the first voter of Independent India who passed away today and said that the real tribute to Shyam Saran Negi will be when each one casts their vote.
JN Vyas, a veteran BJP leader who was a cabinet minister in the BJP government, resigned from the primary membership of the party on Saturday. He was associated with the BJP for over 30 years and served as health minister between 2007 and 2012.
Hitting out at BJP, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel said that the people of Himachal Pradesh will bid farewell by saying"Jai Ram Ji Ki" to the Jairam Thakur government.
Addressing the first election rally in Himachal's Mandi, the Prime Minister cropped up the issue of defence deals during the Congress regime at the Centre and said that the party always "wanted a commission" in every deal which led to the delay in the procurement of weapons for the forces
Negi passed away Saturday morning at his native place in Himachal Pradesh's Kalpa, days after he cast his last vote in the 14th Assembly elections of the state.
The polling for the by-polls will take place on December 5 and the votes will be counted on December 8, coinciding with the result dates of the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.
Thakur said that Congress's attitude towards development was always of 'stifling and hanging'. Congress has always put obstacles to stop the development of Himachal.
Aam Aadmi Party announced Isudhan Gadhvi, the party's National Joint General Secretary as its chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections.