Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 9 (ANI): Amid the controversy surrounding the chief minister for Himachal Pradesh, the Congress on Friday held a gathering with the social gathering’s observer Bhupesh Baghel, state in-charge Rajeev Shukla, possible CM Pratibha Singh, and all of the elected MLAs, at its Shimla headquarters.
The assembly additionally comprised the social gathering’s state co-in cost Gurkirat Singh Kotli, former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Congress leaders Sanjay Dutt and Tajinder Singh Bittu.
Earlier on Friday, supporters of Congress’ Himachal president Pratibha Singh gathered exterior the social gathering’s Shimla headquarters and demanded that she be named the subsequent chief minister.
Amid sloganeering, they mentioned the social gathering received a successful mandate solely below her management and it could be an enormous mistake on the a part of the excessive command if she will not be thought-about for the place.
On Thursday, the Congress got here out victorious within the Meeting elections, successful 40 seats. Whereas BJP may solely mixture 25 seats within the closing tally, the distinction in vote share between the 2 events was lower than 1 per cent.
Nonetheless, finalising its chief ministerial candidate for the hill-state is rising a difficult process for the Congress, with many, together with Pratibha Singh, widow of former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh together with the widow of former chief minister Virbhadra Singh who led the social gathering’s electoral cost within the state, former state social gathering chief Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and CLP chief Mukesh Agnihotri. (ANI)
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