New Delhi: The Congress authorities in Himachal Pradesh is on the breaking point, as insurgent MLAs demand a change of management and BJP eyes energy. Two senior Congress leaders, Bhupendra Singh Hooda and DK Shivakumar, have been rushed to the state to salvage the state of affairs. They’re anticipated to reach in Himachal tomorrow, amid studies of a large revolt by a number of MLAs towards Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, in keeping with Zee Information Tv.
Sources stated that almost half of the 40 Congress MLAs, together with the six who voted for the BJP within the Rajya Sabha polls, have requested the get together excessive command to interchange the CM. The disaster erupted after the BJP pulled off a shocking upset within the Rajya Sabha elections, profitable the one seat from the state in a tie-breaker. Six Congress MLAs cross-voted for the BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan, who defeated the Congress stalwart Abhishek Manu Singhvi in a lottery.
The BJP is now eyeing to kind a brand new authorities within the state, the place it has 25 MLAs and the help of three independents. Former Himachal CM and BJP chief Jairam Thakur main the legislature get together will meet the state governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Wednesday morning at 7:30 am, more likely to stake declare. He additionally met the state meeting speaker right this moment.
Himachal CM Sukhu accused the BJP of “kidnapping” its MLAs and taking them to a visitor home in Haryana, a cost denied by the insurgent legislators who stated they had been on a leisure journey.
#WATCH | Haryana | Himachal Pradesh MLAs, who had arrived in Panchkula from Shimla, head again to their state.
Himachal LoP Jairam Thakur has claimed that BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan has gained the Rajya Sabha election. pic.twitter.com/IyxbD1GGtM
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The drama started after the voting for the Rajya Sabha seat concluded in Shimla, with each the BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan and the Congress nominee Abhishek Manu Singhvi getting 34 votes every, making a tie. The officers then resorted to a draw of heaps, which favoured Mahajan, giving him a shock victory over the Congress heavyweight.
The consequence additionally hinted at a doable no-confidence movement towards the Congress authorities within the state meeting, the place it has a skinny majority. The Congress has 40 MLAs within the 68-member home, whereas the BJP has 25. Three independents additionally help the Congress.
Nonetheless, at the very least six Congress MLAs reportedly cross-voted for the BJP, elevating questions over the steadiness of the federal government. The Congress alleged that the BJP had “kidnapped” 5 or 6 of its MLAs and whisked them away to Haryana with the assistance of the CRPF and the Haryana Police.
A video clip that went viral on social media confirmed some Himachal MLAs in about 5 vehicles outdoors a authorities guesthouse in Panchkula, a BJP-ruled state. The Congress claimed that the MLAs had been taken there to forestall them from voting for Singhvi.
Nonetheless, one of many insurgent MLAs, Ravi Thakur, who represents Lahaul and Spiti, dismissed the allegations and stated he was free to go wherever. “Now we have come right here to roam round…that is my personal time, so I can go wherever,” he informed reporters outdoors the visitor home.
He additionally stated that he voted for Mahajan within the curiosity of Himachal Pradesh and his constituency, hoping to get extra funds from the Centre. He denied that he was “kidnapped” by the BJP and stated “No” when requested concerning the chief minister’s claims.
