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New 68-member Himachal assembly will have just one woman MLA

New 68-member Himachal assembly will have just one woman MLA

Rediff.com8 Dec 2022

The BJP, the AAP and the Congress had fielded six, five and three women candidates, but only Reena Kashyap of the BJP won the election.

When Modi Met Former PM

When Modi Met Former PM

Rediff.com14 Dec 2022

What some of our leaders were up to on Tuesday, December 13.

Only three women elected to Himachal assembly

Only three women elected to Himachal assembly

Rediff.com20 Dec 2012

Women, who voted overwhelmingly and exceeded men in the polling for Himachal Pradesh assembly, fared poorly in the elections with just three candidates making it to the 14th Vidhan Sabha. There were 26 women in the fray including seven from the Bharatiya Janata Party and four from the Congress but only three candidates, Congress leaders Vidya Stokes and Asha Kumari, and BJP leader Sarveen Chowdhary won the elections.

No deputy CM in HP cabinet: Virbhadra Singh

No deputy CM in HP cabinet: Virbhadra Singh

Rediff.com5 Mar 2003

However, state Congress chief Vidya Stokes' name figures in the list of ministers proposed to the party high command, he said.

Election fever grips Himachal Pradesh

Election fever grips Himachal Pradesh

Rediff.com24 Dec 2002

Encouraged by the unprecedented success of the Gujarat Gaurav Yatra of Narendra Modi, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has launched Vishwas Yatra.