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Himachal: BJP fields 6 former Congress MLAs in by-polls
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
All six now disqualified Congress MLAs--Rajinder Singh Rana, Sudhir Sharma, Chaitanya Sharma, Ravi Thakur, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal and Davinder Bhutto-- had cross-voted in in the Rajya Sabha election in favour of BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan against Congress' senior leader Abhishek Mani Singh
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Three independent MLAs from Himachal Pradesh join BJP
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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Crucial test for Sukhu, bypolls to six Himachal assembly seats to be held
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Bypolls will be held in six assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh on June 1, coinciding with the seventh phase of Lok Sabha polls, on the vacancies that arose due to the disqualification of six Congress MLAs who had cross-voted in Rajya Sabha election last month and defied the party whip in
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Former Cong minister, sitting Kangra MLA played anchor role during cross-v
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In a clear indication that the cross-voting for the lone Rajya Seat in Himachal was still not a closed chapter for the ruling Congress, Chief Minister Sukhwinder Sukhu on Thursday claimed that a former minister and sitting MLA from Kangra district had a big role to play in the polling for
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'FIR filed against those who used unfair means to destabilise govt': Himac
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that an FIR has been registered against those who used 'unfair means' during Rajya Sabha elections to destabilise the government.
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Jharkhand: INDIA alliance names JMM ex-MLA Sarfaraz Ahmad as Rajya Sabha c
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Former JMM MLA Sarfaraz Ahmad will file nominations tomorrow as INDIA bloc candidate for the Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand, said JMM MP Mahua Maji on Sunday.
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BJP announces Pradip Varma as its candidate from Jharkhand for Rajya Sabha
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday announced Pradip Varma from Jharkhand as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha Biennial elections.
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BJP questions INDIA bloc's silence on DMK's A Raja's remarks on 'Jai Shri
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In response to Raja's remarks, BJP leader and former union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that, "...He said that we will never accept 'Jai Shri Ram' and 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'...Do Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge agree with this? Will DMK use such derog
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"Himachal Pradesh's CM has a small heart": Disqualified Congress leader Ra
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Disqualified Congress MLA Rajinder Rana strongly criticised the Himachal government for the disqualification of 6 MLAs in Himachal Pradesh after cross-voting during the Rajya Sabha election, stating that the Chief Minister of the state has a 'small heart' and a 'small mindset'.
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Some Congress MLAs sold their souls to cross-vote in Rajya Sabha elections
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said that some Congress MLAs sold their souls and went against party ethics to cross-vote in the Rajya Sabha elections.
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"No bigger joke than this..." Himachal LoP criticises Sukhvinder Sukhu for
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid mega political turmoil in the state of Himachal Pradesh, Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur shrugged his shoulders about the current state of affairs and claimed that whatever is happening, the Congress is soleley responsible for it.
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Congress has no right to stay in power: Himachal BJP state president Rajee
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajeev Bindal said on Thursday that the Congress has no right to stay in power after the party lost the Rajya Sabha election despite having a majority in the state assembly.
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