‘Servant of Himachal’, reads minister Vikramaditya Singh's Facebook bio amidst political crisis

Himachal Pradesh minister Vikramaditya Singh has stirred speculation within the leadership by removing his official designation from his Facebook bio.

Previously recognized as the PWD Minister and a member of the Indian National Congress, his bio now simply states “servant of Himachal".

The Congress government in Himachal Pradesh faced instability following a setback in a Rajya Sabha election and has since been engaged in crisis management efforts.

According to sources cited by NDTV, Singh might hold discussions with significant BJP figures in Delhi, such as former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and State President Rajiv Bindal.

Vikramaditya Singh, son of former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, met with other dissident Congress MLAs before departing for New Delhi on Friday.

Meanwhile, Congress MLA Rajinder Rana said, “It is not Congress' government in Himachal Pradesh, it is only the government of 's friends... Everyone is aware of the state's situation. The youth is on the roads after writing exams. They are still waiting for the results. The guarantees given to the people are not being fulfilled and selected MLAs are being treated disrespectfully."

Earlier, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh on Friday Sukhu stated that he authorized minister Vikramaditya Singh to engage with the rebel MLAs who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls. He referred to the same six MLAs as “black serpents".

Vikramaditya Singh, who is the son of the party’s state unit president Pratibha Singh, also had plans to meet Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi amidst the ongoing crisis within the Himachal Congress.

As a potential effort to appease the discontent within the party's state unit, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu appointed