If the bribe-for-PPE-supply controversy in Himachal escalates, the BJP could have a lot to lose.
Kumar had blamed the non-performance of the Dhumal government for the defeat of the BJP in the Himachal Pradesh election.
Encouraged by the unprecedented success of the Gujarat Gaurav Yatra of Narendra Modi, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has launched Vishwas Yatra.
Mukesh Agnihotri, the leader of opposition in the outgoing assembly, was administered the oath as the deputy chief minister.
Nayyar was informed of his exclusion on the eve of first Ranji Trophy match against Services last week.
President Ram Nath Kovind will stay at a private hotel in Shimla instead of the presidential retreat where he normally stays, during his visit beginning Thursday to Himachal Pradesh, where he will address a special session of the state assembly.
Agriculture Minister Vidya Sagar had quit the Prem Kumar Dhumal ministry demanding 27% reservation for OBCs in government jobs
Dhami under whose leadership the BJP had contested the February 14 assembly polls was the frontrunner for the post.
Jaswant Rai charged the HPCA chief Anurag Thakur with 'forcing him' to opt out of the team in lieu of money.
Fund crunch may come in the way of infrastructure development; women's safety another issue that will be in focus.
BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur is the hot favourite to take over as the new BCCI chief
The choice of 59-year-old Nadda has come as a bit of surprise as the party had indicated last week that it could take a call on the issue after the membership drive after about six months.
The highest polling of 72.35 per cent was recorded in Sirmour district followed by 68.48 per cent in Solan and 67.67 per cent in Una and 67.5 per cent in Lahaul and Spiti. The high-altitude district of Lahaul and Spiti had recorded 21.95 per cent, the lowest, till 1 pm, but polling was brisk as the sun came out.
As counting is underway in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, we take a look at who's leading and who's trailing.
BJP president Amit Shah had said during the campaign that the party was fighting the election under Rupani and Nitin Patel.
Himachal has a tradition of change in government after every elections and going by the trend, this time it is the turn of the BJP which is upbeat after exit poll results.
Shah made the announcement at a public meeting, putting to rest speculation over the party's choice for the top post.
The shock defeat of BJP's chief ministerial candidate Prem Kumar Dhumal has thrown open the leadership race in Himachal Pradesh and brought back Health Minister Nadda into contention.
Thakur's name was proposed by Suresh Bharadwaj and Mahender Singh and seconded by other members.
Campaigning for the third day in a row in the state that goes to the polls on November 9, he said the election was not being fought by his party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, but the people of the state who were out to "teach" a lesson to the Congress for corruption and poor law and order.
Congress and Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party, which has been attacking him for alleged corruption, to approach the Lokayukta, with the veteran leader asserting that he was ready to face the "consequences".
A list of some prominent political families of the BJP.
Modi said it was time to rid 'Devbhoomi', or the land of the gods as Himachal Pradesh is known, of monsters.
While his performance is commendable, the bribery charges against him just don't go away.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include only those who perform well as parliamentarians.
Around 30,000 personnel have been deputed for poll duty as the state decides its fate today.
Yeddyurappa lacks the Karnataka BJP's unqualified support and Shah knows that.
The stylish batsman of yesteryears polled 173 votes while his opponent Prakash Chand Jain got 73 votes. His entire panel won their respective contests.
The prime minister said the Congress has run away from the battlefield conceding defeat in the 68-member assembly.
Narendra Modi's stamp was written all over as the Bharatiya Janata Party announced its election campaign committee for 2014 polls on Friday including top leaders Murli Manohar Joshi, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley who will work under him.
The result in Gujarat was not as grand as the saffron party had expected as the party did not even cross its 2012 tally.
Even as Kiran Kumar Reddy has quit the Congress and resigned as chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, protesting against the division of the state, veteran Congress leader and Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh says he, too, will quit the party if its central leadership removes him from the post of chief minister, after the elections.
Accused by the Bharatiya Janata Party of taking bribe, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh arrived here today to present his version to the Congress high command while slamming the opposition party of indulging in "malicious propaganda" against him and his family.
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