In mounting troubles for the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, six party rebels and three independent MLAs joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday.
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.
"We have received their resignations but we are examining the rules and constitutional provisions for this, so far we have not accepted their resignations," Pathania said, speaking about the resignations of the three Independent MLAs on Friday.
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).
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