The action was taken by state Congress chief Pratibha Singh on the basis of a resolution received from the Block Congress Committee Chopal, District Shimla.
Vikramaditya who is a son of former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, and also a sitting MLA from Shimla Rural was entrusted by the Congress once again and given a ticket against BJP's Ravi Mehta, AAP's Prem Thakur.
As the voting began for 68 Assembly seats, Himachal Pradesh Congress chief Pratibha Singh on Saturday said that everyone will cast their vote today and cooperate to form a new government in the state.
Congress has decided to bank on the legacy of former Chief Minister late Virbhadra Singh's legacy in the forthcoming assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh.
Himachal Pradesh Congress termed the cancellation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) license of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation as "political vendetta" adding that these are tactics during the elections to divert the attention of people from key issues.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 13 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Congress President MP Pratibha Singh has termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Una and Chamba an election gimmick.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 28 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Congress president Pratibha Singh on Wednesday accused the BJP of sabotaging the Opposition parties by bringing about "political polarization."
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 20 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Congress chief Pratibha Singh, who had claimed that Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi do not pay attention to senior leaders of the party and need to learn political manoeuvres, on Tuesday said the two leaders are like her child
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 17: The Himachal Pradesh Congress claimed on Saturday that after its victory in assembly bypolls candidates supported by it had done well in university elections which was a sign that people would vote against the ruling BJP in the upcoming pol
New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Congress Election Committee held a meeting here to discuss party candidates for the assembly polls later this year and has decided to recommend the names of 20 sitting MLAs for the party ticket. The first list of party candidates is l
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): India will prosper if we respect our women, said Justice Pratibha M Singh of Delhi High Court on Wednesday. She referred to saying of Gurbani, giving her inaugural address at an event organised by FICCI 's WISE council.
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Congress Himachal Pradesh incharge Rajeev Shukla on Sunday after meeting with Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and others in Chhattisgarh Bhawan said the grand old party will aim for a two-thirds majority in the forthcoming state assembly election.