Himachal Pradesh Assembly Polls

INDIA bloc candidate and Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife Kamlesh Thakur won the Dehra assembly bypoll in Himachal Pradesh today, making a successful debut in electoral politics.

Every person who is entitled to vote during the Lok Sabha and assembly elections will be granted a paid holiday on the day of the poll, Himachal Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Maneesh Garg said on Wednesday.

Six former Congress MLAs of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly who were disqualified after they defied a party whip and cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls, were joined by three independent MLAs in joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today.

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the order of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker disqualifying six Congress rebels, who had cross-voted in the recent Rajya Sabha polls in the state.

The Congress on Wednesday removed Himachal Pradesh MLA Sudhir Sharma, who was disqualified by the Assembly Speaker after he cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls, from the post of All India National Congress (AICC) Secretary.

For the continuity of the government, the Congress needs to ensure that there is no further rebellion. After all, it doesn't have a big cushion to fall back on-it has a strength of 34 against a simple majority of 32.

BJP's Jai Ram Thakur on Monday said there are allegations that former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel "funded" the Congress party's campaign in the assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh "from money received through the Mahadev app scam".

The Congress spent over Rs 130 crore for contesting the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly polls held late last year, according to an expenditure report submitted by the party to the Election Commission.

After the BJP's Himachal Pradesh defeat, Union Minister Anurag Thakur has been blamed by many party workers of infighting and rebellion. His father and former Chief Minister PK Dhumal has reacted to the criticism for the first time.

Congress leader Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu who took oath as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday said that his government will implement OPS (Old Pension Scheme) in the first cabinet meeting.

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Sunday congratulated Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on being sworn in as the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu after he took oath as the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister today.

Top Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attended the oath taking ceremony of the new Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, and his deputy -- Mukesh Agnihotri -- at Ridge Maidan in Shimla on Sunday.

Himachal Pradesh Congress Chief Pratibha Singh, who was seen as a strong contender for the post of Chief Minister following the party's victory in the state, on Sunday confirmed that she would attend the oath-taking ceremony of Sukhvinder Sukhu.

While working as a journalist in Delhi, Mukesh Agnihotri got close to the top Congress leadership, and eventually became a confidante of late Virbhadra Singh, six time Chief Minister of the state, who brought him into politics.

INDIA bloc candidate and Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife Kamlesh Thakur won the Dehra assembly bypoll in Himachal Pradesh today, making a successful debut in electoral politics.

Every person who is entitled to vote during the Lok Sabha and assembly elections will be granted a paid holiday on the day of the poll, Himachal Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Maneesh Garg said on Wednesday.

Six former Congress MLAs of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly who were disqualified after they defied a party whip and cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls, were joined by three independent MLAs in joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today.

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the order of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker disqualifying six Congress rebels, who had cross-voted in the recent Rajya Sabha polls in the state.

The Congress on Wednesday removed Himachal Pradesh MLA Sudhir Sharma, who was disqualified by the Assembly Speaker after he cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls, from the post of All India National Congress (AICC) Secretary.

For the continuity of the government, the Congress needs to ensure that there is no further rebellion. After all, it doesn't have a big cushion to fall back on-it has a strength of 34 against a simple majority of 32.

BJP's Jai Ram Thakur on Monday said there are allegations that former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel "funded" the Congress party's campaign in the assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh "from money received through the Mahadev app scam".

The Congress spent over Rs 130 crore for contesting the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly polls held late last year, according to an expenditure report submitted by the party to the Election Commission.

After the BJP's Himachal Pradesh defeat, Union Minister Anurag Thakur has been blamed by many party workers of infighting and rebellion. His father and former Chief Minister PK Dhumal has reacted to the criticism for the first time.

Congress leader Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu who took oath as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday said that his government will implement OPS (Old Pension Scheme) in the first cabinet meeting.

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Sunday congratulated Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on being sworn in as the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu after he took oath as the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister today.

Top Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attended the oath taking ceremony of the new Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, and his deputy -- Mukesh Agnihotri -- at Ridge Maidan in Shimla on Sunday.

Himachal Pradesh Congress Chief Pratibha Singh, who was seen as a strong contender for the post of Chief Minister following the party's victory in the state, on Sunday confirmed that she would attend the oath-taking ceremony of Sukhvinder Sukhu.

While working as a journalist in Delhi, Mukesh Agnihotri got close to the top Congress leadership, and eventually became a confidante of late Virbhadra Singh, six time Chief Minister of the state, who brought him into politics.