Lotus bloom in Himachal as BJP wins all 4 LS seats
Repeating its 2019 performance in the parliamentary polls, the BJP Tuesday won all four Lok Sabha seats of Himachal Pradesh.
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Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu faces blame for Congress LS polls debacle as review begins
Initiating the review of the party’s poor performance in Himachal Pradesh in the Lok Sabha elections, a two-member All India Congress Committee (AICC) team on Monday interacted with ministers and legislators from the Mandi and Hamirpur parliamentary constituencies. The Congress failed to win any of the four Lok Sabha seats in the hill state for the third straight time. It also lost Mandi, the seat that state Congress chief Pratibha Singh had won in a bypoll.
CM Sukhu makes ‘contractor’ jibe at BJP bypoll candidate, invites questions about own govt’s tenders
IN AN unusual twist in the coming Himachal Pradesh Assembly bypolls, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has accused Ashish Sharma, the BJP candidate from Hamirpur, of getting an undue share of government contacts. Most of these, he goes on to say, have been during his own 14-month tenure in power.
In prestige battle for Himachal bypolls, Anurag Thakur goes all out to reverse Hamirpur setback
BJP MP from Hamirpur and ex-Union minister, Anurag Thakur, has been camping in his constituency in Himachal Pradesh for several days, leading the campaign in thebypolls for three Assembly seats in the state, which are scheduled for July 10.
Decode Politics: Why is BJP calling Himachal Congress govt ‘mitron ki sarkar’?
Ever since he assumed power in 2022, the BJP has accused Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu of running a “mitron ki sarkar (government of friends)”, for preferring his associates for posts that enjoy Cabinet rank in the state.
As Sukhu’s wife hits campaign trail, Himachal Congress divisions come bubbling up
Even before Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s wife Kamlesh Thakur could reach Dehra in Kangra district on Thursday to launch her campaign for the July 10 Assembly bypoll, problems had flared up for her in this high-stakes battlefield.
Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s wife set for poll debut: Who is Kamlesh Thakur?
The Congress on Tuesday fielded Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s wife Kamlesh Thakur as its nominee for the Dehra Assembly bypoll scheduled for July 10.
Vikramaditya Singh: ‘How much time she (Kangana) gives Mandi will be important … Time will tell as she has many commitments’
Himachal Congress leader and state minister Vikramaditya Singh lost the high-profile Mandi Lok Sabha battle to actor Kangana Ranaut by 74,755 votes. In an interview with The Indian Express, Singh talks about his loss from Mandi — a seat that his parents, the late former CM Virbhadra Singh, and state Congress chief Pratibha Singh have represented before — why he thinks it will stand him in good stead, Kangana Ranaut, and why he contested despite reluctance.
Kangana Ranaut’s Mandi win includes leads in 13 of 17 Assembly segments
Behind Kangana Ranaut’s victory over the Congress’s Vikramaditya Singh by 74,755 votes from Mandi Lok Sabha in Himachal Pradesh was a numbers game that the BJP executed with aplomb. In the high-stakes battle, the Bollywood actress’s fate was decided by the Assembly segments in the lower reaches of the mountainous state, which are mostly held by BJP MLAs.