Two Congress legislators and one BJP legislator were sworn in by Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Pathania on Monday. After nine assembly by-elections, the Congress party has retained the previous 40 seats after winning six. Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee Chief, Pratibha Singh,
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Wednesday cautioned Leader Of Opposition Jairam Thakur over his remarks pertaining to the decisions of the Chair and said action could be taken against him
"After the withdrawal of nominations, a total of 13 candidates are in the fray from Dehra, Hamirpur and Nalagarh Assembly Constituencies (AC) for the bye-elections," said the official.
After Congress workers showed black flags to BJP candidate Kangana Ranaut, Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Jairam Thakur urged the Election Commission of India to take cognisance of the incident, saying that the Model Code of Conduct has been v
According to the AICC press release, Anuradha Rana is the Congress candidate for the Lahaul-Spiti, which is reserved for ST candidates, and Subhash Chand is the candidate for the Barsar constituency.
In the welcome ceremony of BJP leader K.L. Thakur, former Chief Minister and opposition leader Jai Ram Thakur expressed confidence in the BJP's triumph in both the upcoming Lok Sabha and Himachal Pradesh assembly by-elections, slated for June 4.
The MLAs include KL Thakur from Nalagarh, Hoshiyar Singh from Dehra and Ashish Sharma from Hamirpur seat. There are reports that these MLAS will be joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Earlier on March 14, the Speaker had issued notice to the nine BJP legislators under Rule 79 Rules of Business and Conduct of Business in Himachal Pradesh Assembly, for causing disruption in the House and obstructing proceedings of the House on February 28, under Article 194(3) of the Con
Himachal Pradesh Deputy Speaker Vinay Kumar has said the action against six Congress rebel MLAs, who were disqualified, had been taken as per rules and the assembly secretariat will reply to the notice issued following hearing in the Supreme Court