In order to increase the voter turnout in the 22 assembly constituencies that registered less than 70 per cent turnout in the last general elections in 2019, the election department of Himachal Pradesh has undertaken a campaign on mission mode, namely, '22 going to 72' to enhance the voter t
Senior Congress leader and AICC spokesperson Kuldeep Singh Rathore on Saturday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to suppress the opposition parties.
In mounting troubles for the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, six party rebels and three independent MLAs joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday.
Former Himachal Pradesh Minister Sudhir Sharma, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday after quitting Congress, said that he came into the BJP fold due to the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, adding that he will forever stay in the newly joined party.
Several Congress leaders on Saturday said that the six Congress rebels and three independents who joined the BJP in Delhi betrayed the party due to selfishness.
Himachal Pradesh Minister Rajesh Dharmani on Saturday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party will not be able to succeed in destabilising the Congress government in the state, adding that his party will register victory in the assembly bypolls.
Three independent MLAs from Himachal Pradesh who voted in favour of a BJP candidate in the Rajya Sabha elections last month joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the national capital on Saturday.
Nigam Bhandari, State President of Himachal Youth Congress on Friday said that he is ready to contest from the Mandi Lok Sabha seat if his party provides him an opportunity.
"Today, the meeting of BJP State Legislature Party was held in Shimla under the chairmanship of MLA Shri Vipin Parmar. There was a detailed discussion on party-related issues in the meeting," the Himachal Pradesh BJP said in a post on 'X'.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu and state Congress president Pratibha Singh slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Center for 'freezing the bank accounts of Congress' ahead of Lok Sabha elections and termed it as the 'murder of democracy.'