SHIMLA: Congress has appointed former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadhra Singh’s wife and Mandi MP Pratibha Singh as the new president of the party’s state unit. Pratibha has replaced Kuldeep Rathore, whose appointment as the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief had come as a surprise for many. Rathore was initially seen a close aide […]
SHIMLA: Buoyed over its recent win in Himachal Pradesh bypolls, the Congress party is leaving no stone unturned to ensure it wrests power from the ruling BJP in 2022 state polls. The New Indian caught up with Congress’ state president Kuldeep Rathore, who seems determined to continue the victory march well into Assembly elections. ALSO […]
SHIMLA: Following the devastating defeat of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recently held by-elections, Bikram Thakur, a senior cabinet minister in the Jairam Thakur Government, brushed aside rumours that a change in the state leadership is being considered. “We cannot stop rumours from spreading, but we are definitely detailing strategies to rectify causes that […]