Thakur said that BJP will assess the situation after the Budget Session and act accordingly.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jairam Thakur on Tuesday claimed that Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government in Himachal Pradesh is in a minority and may be toppled soon.
Thakur, the Leader of Opposition in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, said that the BJP will assess the situation after the Budget Session and demand the floor test.
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“The budget will be presented tomorrow. We will discuss the budget tomorrow and then we will see the situation there. But I can see that the government has lost the majority,” Thakur said when asked if the BJP is planning to demand the floor test.
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The development comes on a day the state lawmakers voted for crucial Rajya Sabha election. The BJP, which has just 25 MLAs against the 40 lawmakers of the Congress party, has exudes confidence of winning the election.
Of the 68 sitting MLAs, 67 have cast their votes in the ongoing Rajya Sabha elections. Congress MLA Sudarshan Singh Babloo didn’t come for voting due to illness.
Congress candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi and the BJP’s Harsh Mahajan are in the fray for the sole Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh.
Harsh Mahajan is a three-time Congress MLA and former minister who resigned from the party in September 2022 ahead of the Assembly polls and joined the BJP.
Notably, the Congress has a clear majority with 40 out of 68 MLAs and the support of three independent MLAs. Despite the fact that the BJP, with 25 MLAs, is far behind in the number game, it has forced a contest by fielding Mahajan against Singhvi.
Earlier on Sunday, the Congress issued a whip to its MLAs to vote for party candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi.
Following the whip, all the candidates will have to show the ballot to the authorised agent, who can declare a vote invalid if any MLA refuses to show the ballot.
On Monday, the BJP nominee complained to the Chief Election Commissioner, saying that the Congress has issued a three-line whip to its MLAs for the polls, which he said was unethical.
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