HP goes with tradition, Congress returns to power
Eights ministers lost the poll. Jal Shakti Minister Mahender Singh’s son Rajat Thakur also tasted defeat.
Eights ministers lost the poll. Jal Shakti Minister Mahender Singh’s son Rajat Thakur also tasted defeat.
The overall number of postal ballots issued to the employees on election duty increased by nearly 11percent in 2022 as compared to 2017.
As some poll pundits have predicted a neck-to-neck fight between traditional rivals, all eyes are on rebel candidates as they could possibly emerge kingmakers. However, neither BJP nor Congress is taking chances to miss the opportune probability of grab power in the state.
As replies in some cases are awaited, the number is expected to go up.
Chief Electoral Officer, (CEO) Maneesh Garg said here on Friday that 32,177 postal ballots have been received by the concerned returning officers so far, out of 59,728 postal ballots issued to the officials deployed for election duty.
Congress on Saturday released its ten-point electoral manifesto for the upcoming assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh, with a promise of free electricity for up to 300 units.
Twenty-six-year-old Piyush Kanga is the youngest candidate from Bilaspur youngest candidate.
CPI (M) state secretary Onkar Shad while talking to the media, blamed the BJP for the burning problems including unemployment, inflation, contract appointments, agriculture crisis and corruption.
These illegal houses are neither in the Panchayat nor do they come under the community regularisation.
The state is resounding with BJP’s ‘Vijay Sankalp’ versus ‘Parivartan Pratigya’ of Congress to draw the attention of the voters.
