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.
Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, citing Supreme Court verdicts, has written to the Speaker of the HP Assembly, urging the acceptance of the resignations of three Independent Legislators, Hoshiyar Singh, KL Thakur and Ashish Sharma.
Despite the Congress still licking its wounds from the exit of six dissenting MLAs to the BJP, state Education Minister Rohit Thakur claimed on Wednesday that the ruling party was poised to not just fare well in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections but also win all 6 Assembly seats that are going
Amid the row, actress-turned politician Kangana Ranaut met Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda at the latter's residence in the national capital on Tuesday.
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
National Commission for Women Chief Rekha Sharma expressed hope that Congress leader Sonia Gandhi will take action against two of its leaders for using "derogatory" language against another woman.
Condemning the "objectionable" remarks made by Congress leader Supriya Shrinate against Lok Sabha candidate Kangana Ranaut, Himachal Pradesh Leader of Opposition (LoP) Jairam Thakur said the party is mulling "legal action" against the leader.
Actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut, who is the BJP candidate from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district for the Lok Sabha elections on Monday, thanked BJP chief JP Nadda, MP Anurag Thakur and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the opportunity.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday celebrated Holi in Delhi and said that Narendra Modi is going to be elected for the third consecutive term in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.