SHIMLA, Mar. 26, 2024 (TBINN)
Bhartiya Janta Party today named six disqualified Congress M.L.A.s as its candidates for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly by-polls, triggering a rebellion by party leaders who expected they would be fielded from these seats.
Hours after B.J.P.’s announcement, former minister Ram Lal Markanda quit the party and announced he would “definitely” contest the by-polls. Leader of B.J.P. Ranjit Singh also said he will contest as an Independent.
Former minister Virender Kanwar, who was defeated last time by one of the Congress rebels, expressed displeasure over the announcement by his party.
The B.J.P. nominated six former M.L.A.s from the same seats they held as Congress members before their disqualification from the House.
Sudhir Sharma has been fielded from Dharamshala, Ravi Thakur from Lahaul and Spiti, Rajinder Rana from Sujanpur, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal from Barsar, Chetanya Sharma from Gagret and Devinder Kumar Bhutto from Kutlehar.
All six of them switched over to the B.J.P. from Congress on March 23, 2024 nearly a month after being disqualified from the House for defying a party whip to be present and vote in favour of the Congress-led Government during the Cut Motions and Budget.
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